Thread by @Variety

“I am a victim of abuse by a very powerful, very wealthy, and very sick man. I am a victim of Bryan Singer,” says Blake Stuerman.

Singer’s lawyer says Stuerman “simply has an axe to grind” against Singer. bit.ly/3EdMdgt

“I was newly 18, alone in a hotel suite with a rich and famous man who was giving me his full attention, and I was intoxicated for the first time in my life,” Stuerman writes. “You can imagine what happened next.” bit.ly/3EdMdgt

“He would come hang out for a bit, make sure everyone had drinks, and then he’d pick the one, two, or more who he liked,” Stuerman writes of spending time with Singer. “We’d see them an hour or three later.” bit.ly/3EdMdgt

Stuerman claims director Bryan Singer “violently attacked” a guest at a 2012 party.

Read Blake Stuerman’s full first-person account and Singer’s response. bit.ly/3EdMdgt

Stuerman says that in 2013 he would frequently experience “panic attacks,” recalling one incident in which he collapsed from hyperventilation and was rushed to the emergency room. bit.ly/3EdMdgt

“While it’s unlikely Bryan will ever get to make another movie, he will be just fine. He has more money than he knows what to do with. I’m choosing to get back into the industry on my terms. I will not defend abusers. I will not allow myself to be abused.” bit.ly/3EdMdgt

Singer’s lawyer calls Stuerman’s allegations “uncorroborated, inflammatory, and highly defamatory” and says Stuerman “simply has an axe to grind” against the director. bit.ly/3EdMdgt

“The types of allegations that Mr. Steurman [sic] now is leveling against Mr. Singer are nothing more than self-serving and conclusory statements with absolutely no evidentiary support,” Singer’s attorney claims. bit.ly/3EdMdgt

Read Blake Stuerman’s full first-person account and Singer’s response bit.ly/3EdMdgt