Footage of accused rapist Brett Ratner acting like a goddamn creep to former partner Serena Williams has resurfaced, weeks after sobering allegations against the Hollywood heavyweight first emerged.
The excerpt, taken from the mostly forgotten Venus & Serena: For Real reality TV series, appears to show Williams break up with Ratner while watching Venus play a match.
After Ratner grabs her hand in an apparent attempt to display affection, Williams says “I don’t want to be your girlfriend,” adding “I want to see other people… We don’t have a relationship. It’s too bad it didn’t work out between us.”
Instead of walking it off, or even keeping his hands to himself, Ratner appears to turn Williams’ face in an attempt to plant a kiss.
Inexplicably, he also yells out “sexy legs!” to Venus.
Brett Ratner accused of sexual misconduct in 2001-05.
Here he is being gross with then-GF Serena on her 2005 show:https://t.co/ts93Q4IXkD
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) November 2, 2017
The show, which lasted for one season in 2005, coincides with several accusations levelled against the Rush Hour director. Actors Jaime Ray Newman and Katharine Towne have both alleged 2005 incidences of sexual harassment perpetrated by Ratner.
An October Facebook post by Melanie Kohler also alleges Ratner “was a predator and a rapist on at least one night in Hollywood about 12 years ago,” which also squares up with the footage.
FWIW, Ratner has publicly denied the rape accusation and filed a libel suit against Kohler, saying the claim is “deliberately false and malicious.”
Serena Williams has not publicly alleged any abuse by Ratner.
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