To the exposing list of Hollywood male stars admitting inadmissible behavior towards women, director Brett Ratner was added. He is accused of harassment and unworthy behavior, but unlike the situation with Harvey Weinstein, to protect his boss became assistant.
Against the director has already collected six accusations of harassment, the most ardent accuser of unworthy behavior were four actresses: Olivia Mann, Natasha Henstridge, Jamie Ray Newman and Catherine Town. They argue that the incidents occurred not only on the set, but also in the director's personal apartments.
All the stories with a long statute of limitations, for example, Natasha Henstridge argues that harassment occurred in the 90s in a New York apartment when she was only 19 years old:
"He forced me to do oral sex with him. I resisted, but I was alone with him in the apartment, so I had to surrender. "
Olivia Mann accuses the director of several episodes of sexual abuse and harassment. Ratner already had time to react and commented on the lawsuit brought against him:
"Olivia's accusations are absolutely groundless. We met on the set of the film "After the Sunset", then I slept with her a couple of times, I do not deny it, but it was by mutual consent. No romance, no offense, and then she came to the casting for me and began to demand a role in the series. By the time I forgot about its existence and did not attach importance to women's whims, as it turned out in vain. Mann began spreading dirty rumors about me, making stories about harassment. "
As for other actresses, there is blackmail - the main role in exchange for sexual services. Insiders argue that harassment as such was not, but in fact, only a "business proposal," from which the actress refused.
Journalists The Times asked to comment on the proceedings of the lawyer directed by Martin Singer:
"For many years I have been cooperating with Mr. Ratner. For two decades there was not a single claim of a sexual nature. In addition, no woman received dubious "thanks for the silence" from my client. "
- The image of the day: Olivia Mann on a walk in Vancouver
- Olivia Mann commented on rumors about intimate relationships with Chris Pratt
- Gal Gadot sided with humiliated actresses and refused to work with a lusty producer
Let's note an important fact in this whole story: five former assistants of the cinematographer officially stated that in relation to them he never allowed himself unworthy behavior with sexual overtones. The history is already closely watched by journalists and waiting for new revelations from the actresses.