Beverly Hills, CA – This morning, Brett Ratner submitted his resignation as a producer of the 84th annual Academy Awards to Academy President Tom Sherak. Ratner then issued an open letter to the entertainment industry in which he explained his decision.
"He did the right thing for the Academy and for himself," Sherak said. "Words have meaning, and they have consequences. Brett is a good person, but his comments were unacceptable. We all hope this will be an opportunity to raise awareness about the harm that is caused by reckless and insensitive remarks, regardless of the intent."
What do you think? Did they fire him and are they allowing Ratner to save face after this debacle? Personally, I don't think he should ever have been a part of the production to begin with but that's neither here nor there. Glad to see he's gone though. But seriously, is anyone surprised?
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