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Topics: Jeffrey Epstein, Melania Trump, News, US News, Donald Trump, Hollywood, Documentaries
Callum Jones
Topics: Jeffrey Epstein, Melania Trump, News, US News, Donald Trump, Hollywood, Documentaries
Brett Ratner, the director of Melania Trump's new documentary, has been pictured in the latest batch of Epstein files to be released this week.
After being obliged to release classified documents surrounding the convicted sex offender, the Department of Justice has made a ton of photos and documents available to the public.
The Trump administration said Friday's drop 'marks the end' of Epstein files releases, with the latest batch including photos of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, as well as allegations against Donald Trump - which the White House has fiercely denied.
Hollywood filmmaker and director Brett Ratner was also pictured in the recently released files. He was seen hugging two unknown women who were sat alongside Jeffrey Epstein on a white sofa.
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It should be worth noting that an individual being named or pictured in the files does not necessarily suggest any wrongdoing.
Ratner can be seen in one particular image with both of his hands around one of the women — whose face had been redacted — while he looks straight forward at the camera.
Another photo saw the film director sat with Jean-Luc Brunel, who was charged with raping a child and was a close associate of Epstein. Brunel died by suicide in 2022 after he was found deceased in his prison cell.
Ratner was accused of sexual misconduct by six women in 2017, which the the filmmaker has 'vehemently' denied.
He made his return to Hollywood with the directional lead on Melania, an Amazon documentary that follows the First Lady in 2025 as she prepared to return to the White House after husband Donald's 2024 presidential election campaign victory.
Melania was reportedly paid a whopping $40 million by Amazon for the exclusive behind-the-scenes access, but she insists the project wasn't all about the money.
"I’m very proud of the film so people may like it, may don’t like it, and that’s their choice," the First Lady told CNN. "We achieved what we want to achieve. For myself, it’s already successful. I’m very proud of what we did."
Ratner, Melania, and the president himself appeared on the red carpet earlier this week as the new documentary released on Prime on Friday (January 30).
Speaking of Melania at the press event, Ratner told reporters: "I didn’t know her, but when I met her I was totally taken."
UNILAD has reached out to Ratner's representatives for comment.