Brett Ratner

Brett Ratner (born March 28, 1969) is an American film producer, entertainment businessman, director of motion pictures, music videos, and television. He is known for directing the Rush Hour film series, The Family Man, Red Dragon, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Tower Heist. He was also a producer on the Fox drama series Prison Break, the comedy Horrible Bosses, and its 2014 sequel. He is the co-founder of RatPac-Dune Entertainment, a film production and financing company. In October 2017, a former talent agency employee accused Ratner of rape. In November 2017, seven women, including Ellen Page, Olivia Munn, and Natasha Henstridge, accused Ratner of several more incidences of sexual misconduct and harassment. Journalist Danielle Berrin described being repeatedly sexually harassed by Ratner while writing an interview on him in 2008, and actress Sarah Shahi stated that Ratner sexually harassed her on multiple occasions during filming of Rush Hour 3 (2007). The numerous sexual assault and harassment allegations led to a severance of ties between Ratner and Warner Bros. 2Early life Ratner was born and raised in Miami Beach, Florida, the son of Marsha Pratts (remarried), a socialite, and Ronald Ratner. He grew up in a "middle-class Jewish family