This is rumor control. Here are the facts.

1) Bryan Singer has been served with a civil suit alleging systematic rape and sexual abuse of a minor in the 1990s.

2) The rules of /r/movies state that gossip will be removed.

3) News related to the allegations of Dylan Farrow were removed as gossip.

4) Further news of legal action related to Bryan Singer will not be removed as gossip, however, it will be moderated as a circlejerk topic, subject to Rule 23.

5) Doxing, brigading or otherwise using /r/movies as anyone's personal army will, as always, be dealt with harshly and immediately by the admins. Flame wars, racism, discriminatory language & homophobic remarks may result in an instant ban.

Discussion follows.

As a prominent director with an impending summer blockbuster, the legal and public relations ramifications of the Singer suit are likely to color the box office, reception and critical chatter related to Singer's past, current and future projects. As we stated two months ago,

Clearly, the definition of "gossip" is at the core of this decision. We have long held that deaths and awards are "official" movie business and we are all agreed that indictments and convictions are in a similar vein. HOWEVER we also hold that allegations outside a court of law are better suited to /r/entertainment.

Upon discussion, we have concluded that the implications of the Singer suit are loosely equivalent to an indictment and as such, cannot and should not be censored. However, we have also observed that the discussion surrounding this issue rapidly departs from cinematic entertainment and its enjoyment and to the nastier corners of Internet hate speech and conduct unbecoming. We have already removed a groundswell of tasteless memes, poorly-thought-out image macros and a predictably dreary assortment of third-rate TMZ-ripoff blogposts attempting to cash in on the scandal.

We feel that the continued discussion of the Singer suit and its implications are a necessary aspect of the film industry but also feel that using it as an excuse to pile on and karmawhore does not benefit you, our subscribers. As such, we will be judging posts related to the Singer suit more harshly than other discussions. Any post collectively judged to be more salacious or exploitive than informative will be removed without comment.

We also wish to remind our subscribers that hate speech of any kind is not tolerated in /r/movies. We hold you to a higher standard. Homophobic slurs are not and shall not be tolerated.

With thanks,

Your Fascist Mods