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'Melania' director Brett Ratner turns up in Epstein files, again

February 3, 2026

Brett Ratner, the director of the documentary 'Melania,' has been mentioned in newly unsealed Jeffrey Epstein files, which include photos of him with Epstein and unidentified women. Ratner, who is attempting a return to Hollywood after a 2017 sexual misconduct scandal, claims the speculation surrounding the photos is unfounded, asserting that the woman in the picture was his former fiancée.

FILE - Brett Ratner arrives at an event in Beverly Hills, Calif., April 26, 2017. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

Credit: (Willy Sanjuan / Invision/AP)

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Brett Ratner appears in recently unsealed files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
He is seeking a comeback in Hollywood after being largely exiled following a 2017 scandal.
Ratner claims the speculation about the photos is 'crazy' and explains the woman in the photo was his fiancée.
The photos were taken about 20 years ago at an event he attended with his then-girlfriend.

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'Melania' director Brett Ratner turns up in Epstein files, again

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