The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has removed Bryan Singer’s name from Bohemian Rhapsody‘s outstanding British film nomination. BAFTA cited “recent very serious allegations” of sexual misconduct against the director as the reason for his removal. ….”BAFTA considers the alleged behaviour completely unacceptable and incompatible with its values,” the academy wrote in a statement Wednesday, four days before its award ceremony. BAFTA’s decision comes almost two weeks after GLAAD deemed the Queen biopic ineligible for its outstanding film category in response to the allegations against Singer that were published last month by The Atlantic.
The roughly 9,000-word article detailed graphic accounts of four people who said Singer sexually assaulted them when they were underage. Singer denied the allegations and responded at the time with a statement that called the article a “homophobic smear piece,” an assertion the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation called out in announcing the film’s ineligibility. …
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