Hollywood Director Brett Ratner Accused of Sexual Harassment by Six Women

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Director and producer Brett Ratner has been accused of sexual harassment by six women, including actress Natasha Henstridge, according to a report published Wednesday by the Los Angeles Times.

Ratner, through his attorney Martin Singer, strongly denied the allegations to the Times.

“I have represented Mr. Ratner for two decades, and no woman has ever made a claim against him for sexual misconduct or sexual harassment,” Singer told the Times. “Furthermore, no woman has ever requested or received any financial settlement from my client.”

Ratner’s publicist Simon Halls did not immediately respond to a request by Variety for comment on the article. Ratner, whose film credits include the “Rush Hour” franchise and “X-Men: The Last Stand,” has long cultivated a playboy image and bragged about his friendships with the likes of Roman Polanski and James Toback, one a convicted rapist and the other accused of serial sexual harassment and assault. The Times report comes as Hollywood has come under greater scrutiny about its culture of harassment following bombshell reports that contain dozens of accusations of rape, assault, and aggressive advances towards women made by Harvey Weinstein. Since the Weinstein allegations broke, other media and entertainment figures, including Toback, journalist Mark Halperin, and Kevin Spacey have been accused of assaulting or harassing people. Toback denies the charges, Halperin has acknowledged certain misbehavior, and Spacey has said he didn’t remember an incident in which he came on to a then 14-year old Anthony Rapp.

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