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Ellen Page accuses director Brett Ratner of homophobic harassment

The X-Men director "outed" her before she had made her sexuality public

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Ellen Page has accused X-Men director Brett Ratner of homophobic harassment.

The 30-year-old actress has claimed that the director “outed” her with a “homophobic” comment before she had chosen to make her sexuality public.

Brett allegedly made the comment while filming 2006 movie X Men: The Last Stand, and Ellen was just 18 years old at the time.

In a lengthy Facebook post, in which the actress condemns “abusers” in the entertainment industry, Ellen wrote, “‘You should f*** her to make her realize she’s gay.’ He said this about me during a cast and crew ‘meet and greet’ before we began filming, X Men: The Last Stand.”

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“I was eighteen years old. He looked at a woman standing next to me, ten years my senior, pointed to me and said: ‘You should f*** her to make her realize she’s gay.’ He was the film’s director, Brett Ratner.

“I was a young adult who had not yet come out to myself. I knew I was gay, but did not know, so to speak. I felt violated when this happened. He ‘outed’ me with no regard for my well-being, an act we all recognize as homophobic.”

“We are all entitled to come into an awareness of our sexual orientation privately and on our own terms.”

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“This public, aggressive outing left me with long standing feelings of shame, one of the most destructive results of homophobia. Making someone feel ashamed of who they are is a cruel manipulation, designed to oppress and repress,” she explained.

Shortly after, actress Anna Paquin, who also starred in X Men: The Last Stand, backed up Ellen’s claim by tweeting, “I was there when that comment was made. I stand with you.”

Ellen’s claims come just days after seven women came forward, accusing Brett Ratner of sexual misconduct.

Read Ellen’s full Facebook post here.

 

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