--- description: Attorney raises the possibility of a counter lawsuit against Michael Egan. title: Watch: ‘X-Men’ Director Responds To Sexual Abuse Allegations image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt12b8061ed86da7a9/69868c89169ab044f127902e/476421243.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _X-Men_ Director Bryan Singer Calls Sexual Abuse Allegations 'Outrageous' by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 25, 2014 2:16 PM CUT  Director Bryan Singer attends the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter on March 2, 2014 in West Hollywood, Calif. Director Bryan Singer attends the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter on March 2, 2014 in West Hollywood, Calif.Alberto E. Rodriguez—WireImage/Getty Images by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 25, 2014 2:16 PM CUT Bryan Singer broke his silence on the sexual abuse allegations against him. In a statement, Singer said the allegations were “outrageous, vicious and completely false.” His attorney raised the possibility of a counter lawsuit against Michael Egan. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/77224/bryan-singer-sexual-abuse-allegations/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/77224/bryan-singer-sexual-abuse-allegations/"},"headline":"X-Men Director Bryan Singer Calls Sexual Abuse Allegations 'Outrageous'","datePublished":"2014-04-25T14:16:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:30:20.761Z","description":"The X-Men director pushes back on allegations he assaulted Michael Egan.","url":"https://time.com/77224/bryan-singer-sexual-abuse-allegations/","keywords":["movies","Movie","X-Men"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt12b8061ed86da7a9/69868c89169ab044f127902e/476421243.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt12b8061ed86da7a9/69868c89169ab044f127902e/476421243.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals","caption":"2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals","creditText":"Alberto E. Rodriguez—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/77224/bryan-singer-sexual-abuse-allegations/","name":"X-Men Director Bryan Singer Calls Sexual Abuse Allegations 'Outrageous'"}}]}] ```