"The Fighter" Director Accused Of Molesting Transgender Niece

And you think Hollywood could not get any stranger. David Russell, the man who directed Best Picture nominee The Fighter, was working out at a gym with his nephew Nicholas Peloquin who is 19. Nicholas is in the process of becoming a woman but has not actually completed the surgery at this time. Anyway, the two were working out and the 53 year old director asked about the hormones and the breasts and the next thing you know, David is groping his niece's breasts underneath the top Peloquin was wearing. Later, Peloquin told his mom about it and at some point the police were called. No arrests were made, but The Smoking Gun did get a copy of the police report.