Rebecca Romijn breaks silence on ‘X-Men’ filmmaker #MeToo allegations
06.07.2023 - 16:55
/ nypost.com
accused of sexual misconduct by at least four men, who were allegedly underage at the time. Brett Ratner, 54, who directed Romijn in “X-Men: The Last Stand,” has also been accused of sexual misconduct by several women, including Olivia Munn and actress Natasha Henstridge. “Juno” actor Elliot Page also spoke out about being harassed and outed by Ratner as a vulnerable young person in Hollywood, struggling with their sexuality.So, why didn’t Romijn say anything when she worked with these two directors, and the #MeToo movement was shining a light on actions by other celebs such as Louis CK and James Franco? She told The Independent that it was hard to reconcile Singer’s filmmaking — which she claims to have had a positive experience with — with his actions. “He’s a fantastic filmmaker, you know? It was amazing watching him work.
And you have to decide if you want to try and separate those two things. I know that the other cast confronted him about things. But I was not a part of that.
I wasn’t there for it, so I can’t really speak to it,” she said. “There was drama on set, and I witnessed it and I heard a lot about it. And he sometimes didn’t come in prepared. But he would show up and, without any preparation whatsoever, direct the most awesome scene that he was able to put together because he’s such a good filmmaker.”Romijn added that she “didn’t want to throw anyone under the bus…except for Brett Ratner,” who the actress said she had issues with.
Still, she didn’t speak up at the time that the #MeToo movement was at its height, because she felt that the information was already public, and Ratner had “gotten his.” “I was not happy working with him,” Romijn said, referring to Ratner. “But he’s been cancelled. I haven’t
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