Director Bryan Singer reaches settlement of rape claim
This Dec. 2, 2013, file photo, shows Bryan Singer at the Los Angeles premiere of “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”. Singer has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle allegations that he raped a then-17-year-old boy on a yacht 15 years ago. Court records show that Singer, whose credits include “Bohemian Rhapsody”, continues to deny he assaulted Cesar Sanchez-Guzman or ever attended a party with him on a yacht as it sailed on Lake Union and Lake Washington in Seattle. Image: Invision/Matt Sayles via AP
Movie director Bryan Singer has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle allegations that he raped a then-17-year-old boy on a yacht 15 years ago.
Court records show that Singer, whose credits include “Bohemian Rhapsody”, ”Superman Returns” and “The Usual Suspects”, continues to deny he assaulted Cesar Sanchez-Guzman or ever attended a party with him on a yacht as it sailed on Lake Union and Lake Washington in Seattle.
A trustee who is overseeing Sanchez-Guzman’s bankruptcy case filed a motion Wednesday recommending the settlement be approved. The trustee noted that it would be enough money to pay off the $61,000 in claims against Sanchez-Guzman, pay the costs of administering the case and leave money left over for him.
Sanchez-Guzman sued Singer in King County Superior Court in 2017. CC
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