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Brett Ratner Apologizes For His Offensive Gay Slur
Posted 11/8/11 5:37 pm ET by MTV Tr3s in Academy Awards, Chisme, Movies & CineMás
By Larry Yepez Jr.
On Friday, movie director Brett Ratner shocked the audience attending a Q&A session of Tower Heist at L.A.'s Arclight Cinemas, when the moderator asked him whether he rehearsed with actors before shooting a scene.
"Rehearsal is for fags", Ratner responded.
After word spread about his demeaning comment, Ratner issued an apology statement on Monday.
"I apologize for any offense my remarks caused", he said. "It was a dumb way of expressing myself. Everyone who knows me knows that I don't have a prejudiced bone in my body. But as a storyteller I should have been much more thoughtful about the power of language and my choice of words."
Though Ratner was quick to apologize for sticking his foot in his mouth, the director may be facing complications when he takes on the role of producer for the upcoming 84th annual Academy Awards.
"There’s not really a long, nuanced debate to be had about this. If he had used an equivalent racial or religious slur, the discussion would go something like, 'You’re fired.' Apology or not. The same rule applies here. You don’t get a mulligan on homophobia. Not in 2011.”
"He should quit or be fired, and the Academy needs to hear that loud and clear from the press and the public" (..) "This isn’t the first time Ratner has revealed himself to be an arrogant and insensitive creep, and quite likely a homophobe, and no doubt it won’t be the last."
On Monday evening, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences president Tom Sherak released a statement condemning Ratner's gay slur but supporting the director.
"Brett made a very inappropriate remark, a remark that goes against our most important beliefs and the beliefs of the creative community we represent," said Sherak. "He very quickly issued an apology because he knew he had made a mistake. We think Brett's apology was sincere and showed that he understood how insensitive he had been. We believe his apology reflects who he really is at heart."
The next step for The Academy may be to give Ratner the boot, before the voices of disapproval get too loud to ignore. Ratner clearly knows that he messed up big time the eyes of The Academy. In a Howad Stern appearance, he acknowledged that he needs to be careful these days.
"I've got to change my image," he said, "because I'm the producer of the Academy Awards."
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