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Last week, it was announced that Bryan Singer was backing out of any and all publicity in terms of X-Men: Days of Future Past. This first included a last minute cancellation of his appearance at last weekend's WonderCon in Anaheim, where writer/producer Simon Kinberg took his place. Now, as the entire cast prepares for the X-Men: Days of Future Past experience Global Press Tour, which will find the actors splitting up to visit every major city in the world, the director has issued an explanation for his absence.

Not that he really needs any excuse. Bryan Singer was named as the defendant in a widely publicized sexual abuse case, which recently saw more names added to a list of Hollywood bigwigs accused of using drugs and alcohol to force a teenage boy to have sex with them. Bryan Singer himself claims no wrongdoing, and wants to deal with the matter privately rather than put himself out in front of the press. He calls his new movie a 'labor of love' and doesn't want his legal issues standing in the way of its success.

He states:

No evidence has comes forward in the case against the director, with Bryan Singer claiming he has an alibi. The alleged abuse was said to have occurred in Hawaii during 1999. Singer is in the process of submitting credit card receipts that show he was in Vancouver working on the first X-Men at that time.

X-Men: Days of Future Past comes to theaters May 23rd, 2014 and stars Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Peter Dinklage, Hugh Jackman, Evan Peters, James McAvoy, Ellen Page. The film is directed by Bryan Singer.

Marvel Studios UK confirmed that their highly-anticipated sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron will debut in the UK and Ireland exactly one year from today on April 24, 2015, one week earlier than the domestic release on May 1, 2015. In addition, the latest issue of Empire Magazine (via BuzzHub) has released the first photo of director Joss Whedon on the set of this Marvel Phase Two sequel. Take a look at this set photo, and, in case you missed it earlier today, you can clickHere for new details about this Marvel Phase Two sequel.

Avengers #AgeOfUltron UK & IRE release moves forward to April 24 2015 - #ONEYEAR to go! pic.twitter.com/xC6npFRaQl

Avengers: Age of Ultron comes to theaters May 1st, 2015 and stars Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders, Mark Ruffalo. The film is directed by Joss Whedon.