In the latest scandal to sweep Hollywood, Brett Ratner is being accused of sexually harassing a half-a-dozen actresses, including star Olivia Munn.
Now newly rediscovered footage shows the director pushing the limits of then-girlfriend Serena William‘s comfort zone back in 2005.
The clip shows the tennis player telling the Rush Hour director, now 48: ‘You’re being very disturbing’ as he tried to slather her in affection during one of sister Venus‘s tennis matches.
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Hands off: Video of shamed director Brett Ratner and ex Serena Williams went viral this week which shows the filmmaker in a very uncomfortable exchange with his then-partner
Pay attention: In the video, which comes from the star’s 2005 reality series Venus and Serena: For Real, Brett pines for the athletes attention while she tries to talk about something serious
Brett Ratner accused of sexual misconduct in 2001-05.Here he is being gross with then-GF Serena on her 2005 show:pic.twitter.com/ts93Q4IXkD
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) November 2, 2017
The video, which went viral courtesy of a tweet New York Times writer Ben Rothenberg Wednesday, comes from the star’s 2005 reality series Venus and Serena: For Real.
In the 90-second clip, Serena, now 36, tries to talk with Brett about her issues with their long-distance relationship.
While the Olympian attempts to have a serious discussion, her boyfriend appears utterly oblivious as he continues to grab, pet and prod the clearly frustrated athlete.
‘Gimme some love, show me that you care,’ the director pines.
‘Gimme some love, show me that you care,’ the director pines, visibly upsetting the athlete
‘You’re being very disturbing’ Though the tennis pro asks Ratner to stop, he seemed to ignore her only intensifying Serena’s frustration
Issues: In the 90-second clip, Serena tries to talk with Brett about her issues with their long-distance relationship, but it gets uncomfortable quickly
‘Can you stop?’ Serena asks, adding ‘You’re being very disturbing.’
Their attention turns to Venus on the court, as Brett is heard shouting ‘Sexy legs!’ at his girlfriend’s sister several times.
That seems to be the final straw for Serena, who then tells the director/producer that she wants to see other people.
‘We don’t have a relationship. It’s too bad it didn’t work out between us.’
‘Is this the breakup episode?’ Brett laughs.
He tries to kiss her but she turns her head and scoffs, prompting Ratner to tell he ‘They don’t do this on Nick and Jessica’s show,’ referring to the duo’s Newlyweds reality series.
No thank you: He tries to kiss her but she turns her head and scoffs, eventually grabbing his hands to stop his advances
Foot-in-mouth disease: Their attention turns to Venus on the court, as Brett is heard shouting ‘Sexy legs!’ at his girlfriend’s sister several times
Done: The comments about her sister seemed to be the final straw for Serena, who then tells the director/producer that she wants to see other people
Splitsville: ‘We don’t have a relationship,’ Serena explains during the break up
Missing the point? Brett tried to joke around in the middle of the break-up, telling Serena ‘They don’t do this on Nick and Jessica’s show,’ referring to the duo’s Newlyweds reality series
Serena and Brett’s romance was relatively short lived, linked from 2004 until 2006.
While Ratner clearly wasn’t the one, Serena’s found her bliss with fiance and co-parent Alex Ohanian.
The duo welcomed daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian September 1 and are planning to marry in 2018.
Ratner is just one of a slew of Hollywood hotshots who have been called out for their unprofessional and even criminal treatment of women in the industry.
Timeline: Serena and Brett’s romance was relatively short lived, linked from 2004 until 2006
Accusations against the director were published in a November 1 piece by the Los Angeles Times, where six women spoke about their incidents with the filmmaker.
Shortly after its publication, a woman named Melanie Kohler came forward about her experience with Ratner in a Facebook post.
Melanie, who was the director’s seventh accuser, wrote that ‘Brett Ratner raped [her]’ and ‘was a rapist on at least one night in Hollywood about 12 years ago’ when he ‘preyed on [her] as a drunk girl [and] forced himself upon [her].’
Her post has since been taken down, but Ratner is fighting back with a libel suit, filed late Wednesday.
Accusations against Brett Ratner were published last week by the LA, in a piece where six women came forward about their incidents with the filmmaker, seen above with the Williams sisters in 2004