Have you heard about Bryan Singer and the underage teen? In 1999, Michael Egan was 17.
He claims Marc Collins-Rector lured him into a world of alcohol, drugs and gay sex. Collins-Rector was the chairman of Digital Entertainment Networka proposed gay Internet site that would stream videos to subscribers. In the complaint, Egan claims that Collins-Rector facilitated a meeting with Singer at the DEN estate in Encino, Calif.: "In compliance with the 'rules' imposed by Collins-Rector that people in the pool area were not allowed to wear clothes, Plaintiff was nude as was Defendant Singer. Collins-Rector ordered Plaintiff out of the pool, and Defendant Singer hugged Plaintiff and grabbed his bare buttocks. They then went to the jacuzzi where Collins-Rector had Plaintiff sit on his lap and fondled Plaintiff's genitals. Collins-Rector then passed Plaintiff to Defendant Singer and Plaintiff was made to sit on Defendant Singer's lap. Defendant Singer provided an alcoholic beverage to Plaintiff and mentioned finding a role for him in an upcoming movie that he was directing. Defendant Singer told Plaintiff how 'this group' controls Hollywood, and that he was sexy. Defendant Singer masturbated Plaintiff and then performed oral sex upon him." And that's just the beginning.
Allegedly, Egan was violated on numerous occasions. In fact, his mother claims to have filed a report with the LAPD and the FBI in 1999a claim that has yet to be substantiated. Nonetheless, in most states, the statute of limitations has already expired, except in Hawaii. According to the suit, Egan was flown to Kailua, Hawaii, to stay at the Paul Mitchell estate in 1999sigh, now they're dragging poor Paul Mitchell into this. Egan claims that Singer made him inhale cocaine. After that, Singer again forced him to have both oral and anal sexbecause someone high on cocaine has such a reliable memory.
The problem is Singer states that he was actually in Toronto shooting X-Men on the dates of the alleged abuse in the Aloha State. The director's lawyer promises to file a counter suit with a claim for malicious prosecution. It should be added that Egan is being represented by Jeff Herman, the same attorney who represented several of the accusers in the Kevin "Elmo" Clash lawsuit. So, this could be the tip of the iceberg.
Your past often comes back to haunt you if you're in the public eye. Take Dustin Lance Black. This week, he's pissed off that Pasadena City College rescinded an invitation for him to be their commencement speaker. The school was recently in the news after one professor admitted to sleeping with students, and another showed students nude photos of himself. When the board of trustees became aware that there were photos of DLB having unprotected sex on the Internet, they felt that perhaps he might not make the best commencement speaker. Lance wasn't happy. He wrote a lengthy letter on the subject which talks about people breaking into his ex-boyfriend's computer, stealing these photos, and trying to make money by selling them.
At this point, let me add that this "ex-boyfriend" is Jeff DeLancy, who was/is a male escort and did online sex videos under the name Cameron ( a mega-hot sample of his work can be found on BillyMasters.com ). Lance describes the photos thusly: "These were old images from a far simpler time in my life, a time before digital camera phones and Internet scandals." I question this statement since my weekly column has been online since 1998. And, like me, I'm sure many of my fans had cameras in their phones back in 2006which is when the photos in question were taken.
He continues by saying that the school is "sending the message that LGBT students are to be held to a different standard, that there is something inherently shameful about who we are and how we love." I don't know which part of this insults me more. Does anyone really believe that if a female writer were in the same position ( in this case, the missionary position ), she wouldn't be dumped as commencement speaker? And if there is nothing inherently shameful about "how we love," why has he purposely distanced himself from the unprotected sex aspect? Because that's what the "scandal" was all about.
He sums up by saying this: "With this cruel act, PCC's Administration is punishing the victim. And I ask you this: If I was a heterosexual man or woman with this same painful injury in the past, would PCC's Administration still be rescinding such an honor?" I believe I can answer that questionyes. I think Dustin Lance Black is basically a good person and a fine writer. But perhaps it's time for him to stop trying to rewrite history in order to portray himself as a victim. DLB has not built his cache on simply being a writer. It's because he's an activist and a self-proclaimed leader in the gay community. He's out there front and centerperhaps for altruistic reasons, perhaps not. But if you're putting yourself out there, you are leaving yourself wide open. ( I will avoid the obvious joke. )
This leads into our next story, which is much more positiveso to speak. The United States Post Office is poised to release the Harvey Milk stamp on May 22, which is not only Harvey Milk Day but would also have been the activist's 84th birthday. The USPS made one major change in the stamp since it was first announcedit will be a Forever stamp. So buy as many as you can, and you can use them foreverwell, until the USPS goes bankrupt!
Lastly, we hear that Annette Bening may star alongside John Lithgow this summer when Shakespeare in the Park presents King Lear. Did someone find a version of this play that features the king's mother?
When Dustin Lance Black could be Bryan Singer's wingman, it's definitely time to end yet another column. While researching this column, I discovered that DLB's attorney when trying to squelch the bareback pics was Martin Singerthe same attorney being employed by Bryan Singer. In fact, Marty also represented Tom Cruise when he sued for people calling him gay. Small world, eh? More details like this can be found at www.BillyMasters.comthe site that's been bringing you Internet scandals since 1998! If you have any questions, feel free to write me at Billy@BillyMasters.com and I promise to get back to you before someone hires Annette Bening to play Ophelia! So, until next time, remember, one man's filth is another man's bible.