Sophie Gilbert

He is best known for the Rush Hour franchise.

He makes action movies, these sort of big blockbusters, tentpole films.

In 2017, during the outpouring of sort of allegations and accusations that came out during what we now call the Me Too movement, Brett Ratner was alleged to have harassed and sexually assaulted half a dozen women, some of them very famous women.

The actresses Olivia Munn and Natasha Henstridge were among the women who came out with accusations against Brett Ratner.

And he denied them all, but has not made a film since.

And so Melania is his return to filmmaking.

It's definitely not the kind of product that I think he would be making if he had his druthers.

But Trump seemed to have seen no problem with giving him this assignment.

Trump is supposedly a very big fan of the Rush Hour franchise and is hoping for a new installment.

Stephanie Winston-Wolcroft, who worked with Melania, has also written a book about her called Melania and Me.

And she wrote in that book that Melania doesn't do shame.

She's not sentimental and she won't be forced to feel something that she doesn't feel.

And so I really do think when it comes to moral quandaries like this, she won't.

perform something that she doesn't feel, if that makes sense.

And so in terms of Brett Ratner being a friend of the family, I mean, he's moved in the same circles as Trump for a long time.

I think he has a place in Florida.

I can understand why he took this job.

I'm sure I would be desperate to work again, too.

But it's a strange project for him to take.

And I think as we see in the movie, it's definitely not his natural talent.