![]() ![]() “An Open Secret” director Amy Berg.Josh Kunau studied law at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, and after working as an attorney for a number of years, he decided to follow his love of film and his desire to bring forth issues of truth and justice. Although the actor refused and camped out on the couch, he nonetheless awoke in Collins-Rector’s bed, convinced that a laced drink had led to abuse. ![]() One man recalled when, as a minor, Collins-Rector threatened his career if he did not sleep in his bed. Young actors who attended parties remember troves of prescription drugs and alcohol, plus Collins-Rector’s gun collection. DEN executives threw drug-fueled sleepovers for young boys at their mansionĪt Collins-Rector and Shackley’s palatial Encino estate, a mandatory skinny-dipping was enforced for anyone who wanted go in the hot tub after dusk. That lawsuit was dismissed, as were two additional cases brought against him in 2014. Singer himself was later sued by a teenage extra from his 1998 film “Apt Pupil,” who alleged that the director wanted him and other minors to film a shower scene. As Henry notes in the film, Singer cast former Nickelodeon and Disney Channel actor Brian Peck in the first two “X-Men” films - released in 20 - and Peck’s chat with Singer served as the former’s director’s commentary.Īccording to documents published by The Daily Mail in summer 2015, Peck became a convicted sex offender in 2004, serving 16 months of jail time. In “An Open Secret,” journalist John Connolly says Singer - who has continued directing for the “X-Men” franchise - and David Geffen were among DEN’s original backers, contributing a respective $50,000 and $250,000. DEN’s early investors included a blockbuster director and a DreamWorks SKG co-founder He was soon released, and after registering as a convicted sex offender, he ran away to London. Collins-Rector spent 18 months imprisoned prior to extradition, then plead guilty to nine counts of child sexual abuse. With an investigation underway, they fled the U.S. Prior to the company’s planned $75 million IPO, the trio was hit with sexual abuse allegations and a lawsuit filed by a New Jersey who’d worked for Collins-Rector. DEN provided original content starring child actors. After starting an internet service provider, they recruited Pierce to form the Digital Entertainment Network, a 1998 precursor to modern streaming platforms. Collins-Rector and Shackley met in a chatroom, began dating, and moved in together when Shackley was 15 and Collins-Rector was 31. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock “Pedophile ring” DEN was founded by an abuser, his former victim, and a well-known child actorīrock Pierce, a frequent Villard subject who appeared in “The Mighty Ducks” films, was introduced to Marc Collins-Rector and Chad Shackley by “The Usual Suspects” director Bryan Singer. Henry said that Villard’s photo trademark was having “the children are looking up at the camera as they would be looking up at the predator in an abuse situation.”Įvan Henzi appears in “An Open Secret.” He claims he was assaulted by Marty Weiss, who still manages his cousin. One of Villard’s former underage victims recalled spending a weekend at his home, where he was served beers and persuaded to pose shirtless and submit to inappropriate touching. To their dismay, they found that friends of youth talent manager Marty Weiss were auctioning their children’s photos to convicted sex offenders (the film includes audio of Weiss confessing to giving clients blow jobs). Bob Villard - who acted as a publicist for minors Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire - would also upload his own candid snapshots of young actors, without consulting their parents. Mother of child actors and co-founder of the BizParentz Foundation Anne Henry explains how she and her fellow concerned parents worked backward through eBay’s purchase data to identify the most prolific buyers and sellers. Pedophiles will pay hundreds of dollars on eBay for child actors’ headshots ![]()
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