About 2 decades ago, he was working as an underling for the director on a film.

Source: http://www.crazydaysandnights.net

That A-list writer/producer/close friend of the disgraced A-list director I wrote about earlier this month got his career launched by the director.

About 2 decades ago, he was working as an underling for the director on a film.

He was the one who actually gave the orders to the underage boys to get naked despite what he told or showed the parents of the boys.

Tom DeSanto

Apt Pupil
During his first years in the film industry, Tom met and befriended Bryan Singer, who got Tom a production position with his company, Bad Hat Harry, working on his movie Apt Pupil, followed by a partnered attempt to revive Battlestar Galactica.