Following career-ending accusations leveled against Harvey Weinstein and Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Spacey, plus accusations against Bob Weinstein, Casey Affleck, Ben Affleck, and director James Toback, all eyes are on Hollywood as six women have come forward to accuse director Brett Ratner of sexual assault.
Ratner, who has helmed films like the Rush Hour trilogy and Red Dragon—and made headlines in 2011 for using a homophobic slur which cost him his gig as a producer on the Oscars—has been thrown into the spotlight in a devastating LA Times piece which has actress Olivia Munn and fashion model Natasha Henstridge go on-record, among others.
Henstridge’s accusation is especially noteworthy, as she says the director “physically forced himself on [her]”—barring her from leaving his apartment and forcing her to perform oral sex on him. She added, “At some point, I gave in and he did his thing.”
Ratner’s attorney Martin Singer has “categorically” disputed all allegations. His assistants—David Steiman, Hopi Dobuler, Drew Sherman, Brett Gursky and Izak Rappaport—have said he has never “misbehaved” and have praised the director as a “boss and mentor.”
For more about this developing story, read the original LA Times piece written by journalists Amy Kaufman and Daniel Miller.
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