"Ratner was accused of numerous instances of sexual assault in 2017, which derailed his career. He sued Melanie Kohler, a former employee of the Endeavor Talent Agency who alleged the director preyed on her at a club and raped her at the home of Robert Evans, the famed Hollywood producer, for defamation after she came forward; the two settled in 2018."
"Ratner most recently directed a $40m documentary about Melania Trump for Amazon MGM Studios, owned by Jeff Bezos, the billionaire Amazon CEO, who has also maintained friendly relations with the president. The film is set to hit theaters on 30 January. The first three Rush Hour films grossed over $850m worldwide and became hugely popular in China. A fourth film was long in the works, though Ratner struggled to secure financing despite the movie industry's increasing reliance on franchise fare"
Paramount will release Rush Hour 4 directed by Brett Ratner after funding and a distribution agreement were secured following lobbying by Donald Trump to Larry Ellison, the largest shareholder of the new Paramount Skydance. Ratner retreated from Hollywood after numerous sexual misconduct allegations in 2017 and faced a defamation lawsuit he filed against Melanie Kohler, which settled in 2018. Ratner recently directed a $40 million Melania Trump documentary for Amazon MGM. The franchise's first three films grossed over $850 million worldwide and were particularly successful in China. Ratner had struggled for years to finance the fourth film until new backing emerged.
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