Brett Ratner

Thu., Feb. 16, 2012 5:46 AM PST by Alexis L. Loinaz John Sciulli/WireImage In the end, Brett Ratner will make up for his missteps by doing what he does best: being a director. The Tower Heist helmer, who stirred up controversy last year when he publicly lobbed a gay slur that ultimately got him booted as producer of the 2012 Oscar telecast, will work with GLAAD to create a video campaign supporting the gay community and promoting equality, GLAAD announced yesterday...Read Full Story

Brett Ratner 's word is his bond -- three months after he resigned as producer for the Oscars, for using a gay slur, the director has followed through on a promise to work with gay leaders to raise awareness about gay discrimination. Brett met with officials this weekend for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation -- and today, they announced a special video campaign (produced and directed by Ratner) in which Hollywood celebs and pro athletes will "come out of the closet" in support of...Read Full Story

Hollywood’s gay and lesbian community is an extremely powerful force in the entertainment industry. Only a brain dead idiot or the P.T. Barnum of douchebags would dare test their influence. Brett Ratner happens to be one of the rarest of individuals who fit both of those descriptions. Whenever he seems to open his mouth he becomes a walking advertisement for Murphy’s Law, especially during the Fall of 2011. Back in November, Ratner famously spent the majority of the month crudely spouting off...Read Full Story

As part of an effort to redeem himself after last year's infamous Q&A; gaffe , "Tower Heist" director Brett Ratner has teamed up for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) for a new video series. The new series, which the "Rush Hour" trilogy veteran will direct and produce, will feature "a diverse group of Hollywood celebrities, athletes, musicians and politicians 'coming out of the closet' as supporters of equality," according to GLAAD . "Participants will share personal...Read Full Story

Last year Tower Heist director Brett Ratner was all set to produce the Oscars (and we'll say it again: why not pick someone who has a chance of ever winning one), but then there were some gay-slurs, some rightful uproar, and he was out.Read Full Story

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For someone with a reputation as overprivileged, hack director more concerned with style and celebrity over substance, Brett Ratner isn't doing himself any favors by dropping gay slurs. During a Q&A following a screening of his latest big budget film Tower Heist , Ratner dismisses the notion of practice by saying, "rehearsal is for fags," a four word phrase that not only demonstrates ignorance but also his disregard for the craft of filmmaking. The uproar from his comments forced Ratner to...Read Full Story

Remember back when Brett Ratner dropped the ultimate anti-gay f-bomb ? Well, the Academy quickly took a stand, and soon after Academy President Tom Sherak issued a statement insisting, “This won’t and can’t happen again. It will not happen again.” And kudos to the Academy for sticking by their word, ’cause shortly after, Ratner resigned . CNN issued a similar statement in conjunction with Martin’s suspension, claiming “language that demeans is inconsistent with the values and culture of...Read Full Story

Valiant Comics is making their return... soon.Absolutely soon.Fans of the 90's publisher have been anxiously awaiting any news about the publisher's return to the shelves of their local comic shop, but until now Valiant has announced very few specific details regarding when we can expect to see characters like X-O Manowar , Shadowman and Bloodshot in print again. For example, shipping dates have yet to be announced, and neither creative teams nor even the actual titles of the books have been...Read Full Story

WireImage, Getty Images There are lot of adjectives that could be applied to Ashton Kutcher , Gov. Rick Perry and Brett Ratner . Here's one: Lucky. As in, they're lucky they're not Joe Paterno . RELATED: Kutcher's new Twitter policy Kutcher, Perry and Ratner are having bad weeks; Paterno is having something else entirely, something from which his legacy, it seems safe to say, will never recover. Ever. As for the others? Kutcher's guilty of tweeting without thinking, or...Read Full Story