--- title: X-Men Director Bryan Singer Dismissed From Lawsuit description: The X-Men director has been dismissed from a sex abuse lawsuit, but others are still pending canonical: https://time.com/3036639/x-men-director-bryan-singer-sex-abuse-lawsuit/ author: Giri Nathan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-07-25T20:46:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T09:21:31.158Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: X-Men Director Bryan Singer Dismissed From Lawsuit og:description: The X-Men director has been dismissed from a sex abuse lawsuit, but others are still pending og:url: https://time.com/3036639/x-men-director-bryan-singer-sex-abuse-lawsuit/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3b57b4acdb9270ab/69869d5035ba6f4372c032c6/bryan-singer.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Director Bryan Singer attends the 22nd Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation's Oscar Viewing Party on March 2, 2014 in Los Angeles. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: X-Men Director Bryan Singer Dismissed From Lawsuit twitter:description: The X-Men director has been dismissed from a sex abuse lawsuit, but others are still pending twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3b57b4acdb9270ab/69869d5035ba6f4372c032c6/bryan-singer.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # _X-Men_ Director Bryan Singer Dismissed from Sex Abuse Suit by [Giri Nathan](https://time.com/author/giri-nathan/) ## Giri Nathan Jul 25, 2014 8:46 PM UTC  Director Bryan Singer attends the 22nd Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation's Oscar Viewing Party on March 2, 2014 in Los Angeles. Director Bryan Singer attends the 22nd Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation's Oscar Viewing Party on March 2, 2014 in Los Angeles.Frederick M. Brown—Getty Images by [Giri Nathan](https://time.com/author/giri-nathan/) ## Giri Nathan Jul 25, 2014 8:46 PM UTC Bryan Singer, who directed several films in the _X-Men_ series_,_ has been dismissed from a federal sex abuse case filed in May by a British actor identified only as “John Doe.” Singer filed a motion to dismiss a few weeks ago, arguing that Doe’s suit was without merit. “We are pleased the case was dismissed,” said Marty Singer, the director’s attorney, to the [_Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/bryan-singer-dismissed-uk-teens-721288?utm%5Fsource=Sailthru&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=hollywoodreporter%5Fbreakingnews&utm%5Fcampaign=THR%20Breaking%20News%5Fnow%5F2014-07-25%2012%3A08%3A34%5FDEmery). The original suit claimed that the director had attempted to rape a then-17-year-old in a London hotel room. Singer has denied the allegation. Other suits filed against the _X-Men_ director alleging underage sex abuse are still pending. The three films in the franchise that Singer directed—_X-Men_, _X-Men 2_, and _X-Men: Days of Future Past_—have grossed over $600 million, according to Box Office Mojo. He will also direct _X-Men: Apocalypse_, which is in pre-production and slated to release in 2016. _\[_[_Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/bryan-singer-dismissed-uk-teens-721288?utm%5Fsource=Sailthru&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=hollywoodreporter%5Fbreakingnews&utm%5Fcampaign=THR%20Breaking%20News%5Fnow%5F2014-07-25%2012%3A08%3A34%5FDEmery)_\]_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3036639/x-men-director-bryan-singer-sex-abuse-lawsuit/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3036639/x-men-director-bryan-singer-sex-abuse-lawsuit/"},"headline":"X-Men Director Bryan Singer Dismissed from Sex Abuse Suit","datePublished":"2014-07-25T20:46:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:21:31.158Z","description":"The X-Men director has been dismissed from a sex abuse lawsuit, but others are still pending","url":"https://time.com/3036639/x-men-director-bryan-singer-sex-abuse-lawsuit/","keywords":["movies","X-Men"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3b57b4acdb9270ab/69869d5035ba6f4372c032c6/bryan-singer.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Giri Nathan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/giri-nathan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3b57b4acdb9270ab/69869d5035ba6f4372c032c6/bryan-singer.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Director Bryan Singer attends the 22nd Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation's Oscar Viewing Party on March 2, 2014 in Los Angeles.","caption":"Director Bryan Singer attends the 22nd Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation's Oscar Viewing Party on March 2, 2014 in Los Angeles.","creditText":"Frederick M. 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