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Sexual assault allegations and Epstein files
In October 2017, during the
MeToo movement, a former talent agency employee accused Ratner of
rape.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Ratner#cite_note-110"><span>[</span>110<span>]</span></a> On November 1, 2017, six women, including
Olivia Munn and
Natasha Henstridge, accused Ratner of
sexual assault and harassment, as well as following an actress into a bathroom without invitation and masturbating as another entered his trailer to deliver food.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Ratner#cite_note-111"><span>[</span>111<span>]</span></a><a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Ratner#cite_note-112"><span>[</span>112<span>]</span></a> The same month,
Elliot Page accused Ratner of
sexual harassment and
outing the then-18-year-old Page as
lesbian (before Page came out as a trans man) in front of many onlookers including
Anna Paquin, who later confirmed the story.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Ratner#cite_note-accusescbc-113"><span>[</span>113<span>]</span></a> A former fashion model came forward regarding an incident involving
Russell Simmons and Ratner back in 1991, when Simmons coerced her to perform oral sex while Ratner was present.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Ratner#cite_note-114"><span>[</span>114<span>]</span></a>
On November 1, 2017, the same day as the allegations of six women,
Warner Bros. announced it had severed ties with Ratner. Afterwards, Ratner announced that he was "[stepping] away from all Warner Bros.–related activities" and Warner Bros. was reviewing the issue.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Ratner#cite_note-115"><span>[</span>115<span>]</span></a><a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Ratner#cite_note-116"><span>[</span>116<span>]</span></a><a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Ratner#cite_note-117"><span>[</span>117<span>]</span></a><a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Ratner#cite_note-118"><span>[</span>118<span>]</span></a> In April 2018, Warner Bros. announced that they would not renew their $450-million co-producing deal with RatPac.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Ratner#cite_note-LopezVariety2018-2"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a> Ratner has denied the 2017 allegations of sexual harassment and assault against him.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Ratner#cite_note-119"><span>[</span>119<span>]</span></a><a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Ratner#cite_note-120"><span>[</span>120<span>]</span></a>
A photo released in December 2025 as part of the
Epstein files showed Ratner posing with
Jean-Luc Brunel, an associate of financier and child sex trafficker
Jeffrey Epstein.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Ratner#cite_note-ratnerepsteincontroversy-121"><span>[</span>121<span>]</span></a> Further images released in January 2026 showed Ratner sitting on a sofa with Epstein and two young women, with one of these photos showing Ratner cuddling one of them, and appearing with Epstein, Brunel and three women on a separate occasion.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Ratner#cite_note-ratnerepsteincontroversy2-122"><span>[</span>122<span>]</span></a><a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Ratner#cite_note-123"><span>[</span>123<span>]</span></a><a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Ratner#cite_note-janaury302026epsteinrevelations-124"><span>[</span>124<span>]</span></a><a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Ratner#cite_note-125"><span>[</span>125<span>]</span></a>
Personal life
Ratner had a 13-year relationship with actress
Rebecca Gayheart beginning when Ratner was 17 and Gayheart was 15.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Ratner#cite_note-hrvid-7"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a> From 2004 to 2006, Ratner dated
Serena Williams and appeared on an episode of
Venus and Serena: For Real, the
Williams sisters' reality show.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Ratner#cite_note-Miami_Herald-126"><span>[</span>126<span>]</span></a>
In September 2023, Ratner immigrated to
Israel. Ratner is friends with Israeli prime minister
Benjamin Netanyahu, and was invited by Netanyahu to attend his speech at the
United Nations General Assembly.<a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Ratner#cite_note-127"><span>[</span>127<span>]</span></a><a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Ratner#cite_note-128"><span>[</span>128<span>]</span></a>