Ellen Page is the latest actress to add her voice to the chorus of sexual harassment allegations against Brett Ratner, who directed Page in X-Men: The Last Stand when she was 18.
Page detailed her experience with Ratner — including alleged homophobic and sexist comments on set — in a powerful Facebook post Friday.
Ratner has denied all allegations.
Page's X-Men co-star, Anna Paquin, corroborated Page's account on Twitter.
I was there when that comment was made. I stand with you .@EllenPage https://t.co/DEIvKDXeEL
— Anna Paquin (@AnnaPaquin) November 10, 2017
In the Facebook post, Page also detailed her feelings of powerlessness after Ratner allegedly tried to pressure her into a wearing a "Team Ratner" shirt on set, writing that after publicly refusing him, she was later reprimanded by the film's producers for talking back to the director — "yet he was not being punished nor fired for the blatantly homophobic and abusive behavior we all witnessed. I was an actor that no one knew. I was eighteen and had no tools to know how to handle the situation." Read more...
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