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'X-Men' Director Bryan Singer Accused Of Sexual Assault

The director has been accused of forcing himself on a 17-year-old boy during a party aboard a yacht in Seattle in 2003.

Editor's note: This story includes explicit language describing alleged sexual assaults.

Bryan Singer, the director best known for the series of films, is being sued for allegedly raping a 17-year-old boy during a party 14 years ago.

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