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Rush Hour 4' will be distributed by Paramount after Trumps reported requestNEW YORK (AP) After President Donald Trumps reported intervention, Paramount Pictures is set to distribute Brett Ratners Rush Hour 4, a project that Hollywood had eschewed after earlier sexual misconduct allegations against the director.
Paramount Pictures on Tuesday was in closing talks to distribute the film, according to a person close to the negotiations who requested anonymity because they werent authorized to announce a deal. Paramount would be stepping in to take a distribution fee on the film, not finance it.
In 2017, during the #MeToo movement, six women said Ratner sexually harassed them in a Los Angeles Times report. Warner Bros., which had a $450-million co-financing deal with his production company, severed ties with Ratner. Ratner, who denied the allegations, hasnt produced a film this decade.
But on Sunday, Semafor reported that Trump personally requested Paramount take on Rush Hour 4. Paramount recently merged with Skydance in a $8 billion deal that required regulatory approval from the Trump administration. Trump has praised the studios new chairperson and chief executive David Ellison, the son of Oracle executive chairperson and prominent Trump supporter, Larry Ellison.
https://apnews.com/article/rush-hour-4-brett-ratner-trump-c772091c374ad075a9399386a8050fe9
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Pervert helping pervert...Got to keep donors donating. (Original Post)
spanone
Nov 2025
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"Ratner has managed to get one other film made: a documentary on first lady Melania Trump.
sop
Nov 2025
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Great. So that great orange shitstain is expanding his curation of our entertainment?
LearnedHand
Nov 2025
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sop
(18,618 posts)1. "Ratner has managed to get one other film made: a documentary on first lady Melania Trump.
Earlier this year, Amazon MGM Studios acquired the film for a reported $40 million. Its set to open in theaters Jan. 30."
LearnedHand
(5,499 posts)2. Great. So that great orange shitstain is expanding his curation of our entertainment?
Next step: Officially approved films and streaming channels.