Bohemian Rhapsody was the big winner at the Academy Awards on Sunday night, topping all other films as it took home the Oscar in four categories.
At the same time, the film's disgraced director Bryan Singer proved to be the big loser of the night, with not one person mentioning his name as they collected their statues.
This included star Rami Malek, who won the Best Actor trophy, and the winner of Best Editing, John Ottoman, who has worked with Singer on every single one of the director's projects since 1988 when he made his very first short film.
Singer may not be too bothered by this slight however, with Rhapsody's wins at the ceremony sure to boost the film's box office which is already at $850 million.
A source with knowledge of negotiations between Singer and Fox told DailyMail.com that should the box office cross the $1 billion mark, the director would be taking home over $50 million for his work on he film - despite being fired before production wrapped on the picture.
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Mud on your face, big disgrace: Bohemian Rhapsody won four Oscars on Sunday night, more than any other film (Bryan Singer above in December)
Anyway the wind blows: Not one of the winners, including Best Actor Rami Malek (above), made any mention of Bryan Singer, who was fired with two weeks left on the film
None of the winners at the Oscars on Sunday actually took a stand and denounced the director either, who has been accused of raping underage boys multiple times over the past decade, with allegations going back as far as 1998 on the set of his film Apt Pupil.
Those allegations were well known before Rhapsody went into production, though Malek has claimed multiple times to have been unaware of the accusations that multiple young men had made against the director.
Singer has denied all allegations of sexual abuse.
Singer was fired by the studio just two weeks before principal photography was set to be completed on Bohemian Rhapsody for his erratic behavior and long absences from set.
The source who spoke with DailyMail.com said that Singer did have a back-end deal in place after agreeing to take a sightly lower fee to direct the picture.
That source said that the current box office haul for the film far exceeds even the loftiest projection by the studio, but estimated that Singer would end up with at least $50 million if it does reach $1 billion at the box office.
On the higher end of the scale, the source said that Singer's back-end might be in the low nine-figure range if Rhapsody becomes one of the less than 40 films to make over $1 billion at the global box office.
There is also a chance that Singer gets nothing if there was a morality clause in his contract, and he was somehow found to be violation due to his behavior.
The source seemed to think that the studio would rather pay out the disgraced director and be done with it rather than drag out the situation.
Documents obtained by DailyMail.com reveal that at least five men pursued cases against Singer in 2014, all alleging that they were sexually abused by the X-Men director.
The documents also include the settlement agreement that was offered to Michael Egan after he filed complaints in California and Hawaii alleging that the director had raped and sodomized him while forcing him to snort cocaine at his Los Angeles home.
Singer denied those allegations at the time through his attorney, and two months later agreed to a settlement deal that would pay Egan $100,000 once the cases in Hawaii and California had been dismissed from the court.
What was not noted at the time however was the fact that Egan had already won $1 million in a suit he filed a decade prior against Singer's business partner Marc Collins-Rector.
Singer and Collins-Rector had worked together on Digital Entertainment Network, which was set for a $75 million IPO in 1999 when Collins-Rector was accused of sexually assaulting Egan, Mark Ryan and X-Men star Alexander Burton.
Lawyers for Egan and the other accusers did not respond to requests for comment.
Egan opted not to take the deal, but at least one individual who hired attorneys from Herman Law did take a settlement.
The details and amount of that settlement are unknown.
It is also not known how many individuals were represented in total by the firm, but a letter to Egan on June 25 stated that 'three other victims' and a 'potential client' were also pursuing cases against Singer.
Pay day: A source with knowledge of the production said that Singer would pocket at least $50 million if the film crossed $1 billion at the box office (Malek in the film above)
A letter detailing the settlement from Egan's lawyer at the time explained that once signed he would be required to answer any questions relating to the complaints he had filed against Singer by stating: 'I have nothing to say.'
And if asked why he dismissed the claims he was told to reply: 'I do not want to pursue the claims against Bryan Singer.'
That letter was signed by Singer, his lawyer and Egan's lawyer, but Egan refused to the agreement.
Egan said at the time that he did not want to sign the non-disclosure agreement, but it should also be noted that he would be taking home only a small percentage of that settlement money in the end.
The $100,000 would be taxed because of the nature of the suit, and $40,000 would go to the law firm representing Egan, leaving him with less than $30,000 in the end.
A British minor (above) who claims Singer raped him at a hotel
In his initial suit, Egan claimed he was sexually abused when he was 14 or 15 and moved to Los Angeles with his family to start his acting career.
It was in LA that he was introduced to Hollywood power player Marc Collins-Rector and his lover Chad Shackley when he was invited to a party at Collins-Rector's home.
These parties allegedly 'featured sexual contact between adult males and the many teenage boys,' according to Egan, but he maintains he 'never freely' consented to the advances.
It was two or three months after Collins-Rector began allegedly abusing Egan that he was introduced to Singer at one of the parties.
Egan said he was in the pool, and nude, when Collins-Rector approached him and ordered him out to hug Singer, who allegedly grabbed his bare buttocks.
He claims Singer later said he was 'sexy' and went on to masturbate the underage boy and perform oral sex on him. The director then allegedly told Egan to do the same to him, but he says he resisted.
Herman said at the time the complaint was filed that he had witnesses waiting in the wings.
Egan eventually lost his lawyer when he decided against moving forward with the settlement offer at the eleventh hour.
He then withdrew his complaint, but with the option to refile at a later date.
Singer sought to have the case dismissed with prejudice so it could not be re-filed, but his request was denied.
Pay day: Egan (above) had won a $1 million judgment a decade prior to that when he and two others filed a suit against Marc Collins-Rector, Singer's business partner
Deal: That money would be paid out to Egan as soon as he withdrew his complaints against Singer (Egan settlement)
U.S. District Judge Susan Oki Mollway said at the time that Singer did not prove that Egan's voluntary dismissal would damage the director's reputation, and that the money spent defending himself doesn't constitute legal prejudice.
'Any alleged damage to defendant's reputation may well be ameliorated by plaintiff's voluntary dismissal of the action,' said Judge Mollway.
Singer denied Egan's allegations.
The only other known plaintiff who filed suit against Singer in 2014 was a John Doe from Britain who alleged that the director tried to rape him in a London hotel room when he was 17, following the premiere of Superman Returns.
Singer was accused of grabbing the teen's penis and kissing his waist and thighs, before performing a sex act on the boy, according to the suit.
'Singer told John to fondle his penis, but John refused,' according to the complaint.
'Singer then grabbed John's buttocks and attempted to insert his fingers into John’s anus.
'Singer then removed his boxer shorts and John said, ''I do not want to do that''.
'In response, Singer said to John: ''Then just sit on top of me and [masturbate]; I want you to [ejaculate] on me.'
'John Doe, believing that the only way for him to leave safely without being anally raped was to comply with Singer's demands, sat on top of Singer and masturbated, ejaculating on Singer.'
The next morning, according to the complaint, Singer contacted the teenager to apologize.
There was never any reason given as to why John or his lawyer suddenly decided to dismiss the case.
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Main photo article Bohemian Rhapsody was the big winner at the Academy Awards on Sunday night, topping all other films as it took home the Oscar in four categories.
At the same time, the film’s disgraced director Bryan Singer proved to be the big loser of the night, with not one person mentioning his name ...
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