Editing Brett Ratner (section)

=== Other projects ===
In 2009, Ratner established Rat Press, a publishing company. The company reissued a ''[[Playboy]]'' interview with [[Marlon Brando]] and [[Robert Evans (producer)|Robert Evans]] as well as an account of NFL player [[Jim Brown]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mymag.com/tastemakers/brettratner/ |title=MYMAG |website=mymag.com |access-date=January 11, 2011}}</ref> and released a book of [[Scott Caan]]'s photographs.<ref>{{cite news|first=David|last=Colen|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/06/brett-ratner-from-rush-hour-to-indie-publisher.html|title=Brett Ratner: From 'Rush Hour' to indie |newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=May 1, 2011}}</ref>

In 2011, Ratner established Rat TV with [[20th Century Fox Television]]. He brought former NBC development executive Chris Conti on as president of the venture.<ref>{{cite web|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|url=https://deadline.com/2011/08/brett-ratner-signs-new-overall-deal-with-20th-tv-taps-chris-conti-as-president-155739/|title=Brett Ratner Signs New Overall Deal With 20th TV, Taps Chris COnti As President|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=August 10, 2011}}</ref>

On August 4, 2011, the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] announced Ratner would produce the [[84th Academy Awards]] with [[Don Mischer]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Mike|last=Cieply|title=Brett Ratner Takes Producing Role at the Oscars | url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/04/brett-ratner-takes-producing-role-at-the-oscars/ | newspaper=The New York Times | location = New York City | date=August 4, 2011 | access-date=August 18, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Gregg|last=Kilday|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brett-ratner-oscar-offer-felt-219558| title=Brett Ratner: Oscar Offer Felt Like 'The Twilight Zone'| magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]| publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]]|location=Los Angeles, California|date=August 4, 2011|access-date=February 9, 2018}}</ref> However, Ratner resigned on November 8, 2011,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/08/showbiz/director-gay-slur/index.html | work=CNN | title=Movie director who made anti-gay remark apologizes, won't produce Oscars show | date=November 9, 2011}}</ref> after remarking that "rehearsal is for fags".<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.vulture.com/2011/11/brett-ratner-gay-lindsay-lohan.html |author= Kyle Buchanan |date= November 7, 2011 |title= Brett Ratner Apologizes For Gay Slur, But Not Before Involving Lindsay Lohan [UPDATE] |publisher= [[New York (magazine)|Vulture (New York magazine)]] |access-date= September 15, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220628201120/https://www.vulture.com/2011/11/brett-ratner-gay-lindsay-lohan.html |archive-date= June 28, 2022 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/08/brett-ratner-apologizes-for-gay-slur/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110062958/http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/08/brett-ratner-apologizes-for-gay-slur/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=November 10, 2011 | work=CNN | title=Brett Ratner apologizes for gay slur – The Marquee Blog | date=November 8, 2011}}</ref> Ratner later apologized for his remarks.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/brett-ratner-apologizes-olivia-munn-insulting-appearance-attack-show-article-1.975276 | work=Daily News | title=Brett Ratner apologizes to Olivia Munn after insulting her during appearance on 'Attack of the Show'}}</ref> [[Eddie Murphy]], who was scheduled to host the ceremony, also resigned in deference to a new production team.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/09/showbiz/oscars-murphy/index.html | work=CNN | title=Eddie Murphy drops out as Oscars host – CNN.com | date=November 9, 2011}}</ref> Ratner was replaced by [[Brian Grazer]],<ref>{{cite news | url=http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/10/oscars-tap-brian-grazer-to-produce/ | work=CNN | title=Oscars tap Brian Grazer to produce – The Marquee Blog | date=November 10, 2011 | access-date=January 12, 2012 | archive-date=March 24, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324232238/https://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/10/oscars-tap-brian-grazer-to-produce/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> and Murphy was replaced by previous [[Academy Award|Oscar]] host [[Billy Crystal]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/10/billy-crystal-to-host-academy-awards/ | work=CNN | title=Billy Crystal to host Academy Awards – The Marquee Blog | date=November 10, 2011 | access-date=January 12, 2012 | archive-date=March 24, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324192405/https://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/10/billy-crystal-to-host-academy-awards/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>

Ratner announced the Brett Ratner Florida Student Filmmaker Scholarship at the Key West Film Festival in 2015. The $5,000 scholarship was awarded to ''The Cook, The Knife and The Rabbit's Finger'', which was directed by Agustina Bonventura and Nicolas Casanas.<ref>{{cite web|first=Eric|last=Kohn|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2015/12/brett-ratner-on-why-he-makes-big-movies-and-his-advice-to-first-time-filmmakers-41027/|title=Brett Ratner on Why He Makes Big Movies and His Advice to First-Time Filmmakers|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=December 28, 2015}}</ref>

Ratner worked with international beverage brand Diageo to produce The Hilhaven Lodge, a blended whiskey named for his Beverly Hills estate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stories.forbestravelguide.com/whiskey-business-hollywood-director-brett-ratner-becomes-a-leading-man-in-the-spirits-industry|title=Whiskey Business: Hollywood Director Brett Ratner Becomes A Leading Man In The Spirits Industry| first=Melinda|last=Sheckells|website=Forbes Travel Guide|date=April 6, 2017 }}</ref> The bottle is modeled after the estate and features a wood cork, and the bottle is shaped to resemble bay windows.<ref name="DiazSunSentinel2017"/> The drink is a mixture of 26-year-old rye, 15-year-old Tennessee whiskey, and six-year bourbon.<ref>{{cite news|first=Nicholas Hegel|last=McClelland|url=https://www.mensjournal.com/food-drink/brett-ratners-latest-passion-project-american-whiskey-w471619/|title=Brett Ratner's Latest Passion Project: American Whiskey|magazine=[[Men's Journal]]|date=March 13, 2017}}</ref>

Ratner delivered a keynote address as part of the [[Cannes Film Festival]] in May 2017 where he referred to television as the future of production.<ref name="ScreenDaily2017"/> Ratner participated in the eighth annual Cannes Film Finance Forum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/brett-ratner-ratpac-cannes-film-industry-changing-trends-alejandro-inarritu-1202098030/|title=Brett Ratner On RatPac As Filmmakers' Guardian Angel & How "The Middle Has Fallen Out" At The Box Office – Cannes|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 19, 2017}}</ref>

In March 2017, Ratner spoke out against film critic aggregation site [[Rotten Tomatoes]] at the Sun Valley Film Festival, calling it a destructive force in the film industry. He expressed respect for traditional film critics and said the site reduces film criticism to a number.<ref>{{cite magazine| url= https://ew.com/movies/2017/03/23/ratner-tomatoes-scores/| title=Rotten Tomatoes is 'the destruction of our business,' says director| first=James |last=Hibberd| date=March 23, 2017| magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]| access-date=February 12, 2018}}</ref>

Ratner has served on the boards of the [[Simon Wiesenthal Center]] and Museum of Tolerance,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/12/martha-stewart-brett-ratner-art-basel-paddle8-luncheon|title=Martha Stewart Wonders About Donald Trump's Obsession with Gold| first=Ann|last=Binlot|website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=December 1, 2016}}</ref> Chrysalis, Ghetto Film School,<ref name="scharf-2017">{{cite magazine|first=Lindzi|last=Scharf|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/spotlight/brett-ratner-chrysalis-academy-museum-simeon-wiesenthal-ghetto-film-school-1201963899/|title=Walk of Fame Honoree Brett Ratner Pays It Forward|magazine=Variety|date=January 19, 2017}}</ref> Best Buddies<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ir.remarkholdings.com/board-directors/brett-ratner|title=Biography|website=Remark Holdings}}</ref> and the Los Angeles Police Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jnf.org/events-landing-pages/event-landing-page-sample1|title=Tree of Life Dinner|website=Jewish National Fund}}</ref> He served on the dean's council of NYU [[Tisch School of the Arts]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tisch.nyu.edu/giving/deans-council|title=Dean's Council|website=NYU Tisch}}</ref> and serves on the board of directors of [[Tel Aviv University]]'s School of Film and Television.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hauteliving.com/2017/04/haute-living-miamis-2017-haute-100-list/633551/|title=Haute Living Miami's 2017 Haute 100 List|website=Haute Living|date=April 20, 2017}}</ref> He donated $1 million to the [[Academy Museum of Motion Pictures]] in 2013.<ref name="scharf-2017" />