Brett Ratner, the director of a new documentary about Melania Trump, said Thursday he understood why crew members reportedly asked that their names not be on the film.After Rolling Stone reported that the majority of the “Melania” New York crew requested that they not be formally credited, Ratner was asked about it at the Kennedy Center premiere.“I understand if a liberal is working on the movie and they don’t want to be credited, but they want to feed their family. I don’t blame anybody for that,” he said.Ratner hinted that at least some of the reluctant workers were “day players” on his filming locations in New York, D.C. and Florida.One production person who does have their name on the project told the outlet they regretted doing so because of Trump’s second term. “I’m much more alarmed now than I was a year ago,” the person said.“I feel a little bit uncomfortable with the propaganda element of this,” another said in Rolling Stone. “But Brett Ratner was the worst part of working on this project.”In fact, Rolling Stone wrote, several complained about Ratner while praising Melania Trump as “friendly and very engaged.”Brett Ratner fielded a question about a report that crew members did not want to be credited on his Melania Trump documentary.GettyAmazon forced its own employees to work on the project over any political objections, according to a New York Times report.The documentary had been widely mocked before it opened Friday.Ratner hadn’t made a film since several allegations of sexual harassment in 2017. He’s now slated to make another “Rush Hour” sequel after Trump called for the resumption of the action franchise.Close
'Melania' Director Says He Understands Why Many In Crew Didn't Want Credit
Brett Ratner expressed empathy for people who worked on the first lady's documentary and didn't want their names associated with it.












