Bryan Singer Accused Of Underage Sexual Assault In New Lawsuit

Bryan Singer is being sued by a man who claims the "X-Men" director raped him as a teen — in a new Hollywood sex scandal that's one of several accusations made against the notorious director!

Singer was hit with the claims by Cesar Sanchez-Guzman just days after he was abruptly fired for disappearing from the set of a Freddie Mercury biopic being filmed in London. Cesar claims he was 17 years old when invited to a 2003 yacht party in Seattle. Once on the yacht, says the lawsuit, Singer “forced Cesar to the floor, shoved Cesar’s face against his crotch area and demanded Cesar perform oral sex on him.”

The allegations come just six months after a Hollywood scandal where openly gay TV star Noah Galvin made comments about Bryan Singer and underage boys during an interview for New York magazine.  The star of "The Real O'Neals" later apologized for the interview, saying: "My comments were false and unwarranted."

Cesar's lawsuit claims that Singer later told the alleged victim that he was a “producer in Hollywood, and that he could help Cesar get into acting as long as Cesar never said anything about the incident...He then told Cesar that no one would believe him if he ever reported the incident, and that he could hire people who are capable of ruining someone’s reputation.”

In addition to being fired from the Mercury biopic, the director's "Broadway 4D" project stalled this year after "ER" star Anthony Edwards accused Singer's business partner Gary Goddard (left) of molesting him as a child. Singer originally landed the hit "X-Men" franchise — which stars Hugh Jackman and Jennifer Lawrence — after directing Kevin Spacey to an Oscar in 1995's "The Usual Suspects."

Gabriel Byrne recently revealed that production on "The Usual Suspects" was temporarily shut down over a sex scandal. Singer also directed "Superman Returns," and has managed to become one of Hollywood's hottest helmers despite years of gossip about wild parties hosted at his Hollywood mansion.

The director previously pulled out of promoting 2014's "X-Men: Days of Future Past" after another lawsuit accusing him of raping a 17-year-old. At the time, Singer declared: "The allegations against me are outrageous, vicious and completely false."

The alleged victim in that lawsuit later recanted his claims. He was represented by attorney Jeff Herman, who also represents Cesar, and once declared: "I will continue to file cases on behalf of victims of sexual abuse — in particular, exposing this Hollywood sex ring!"