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    Olivia Munn doesn't understand why anyone is still working with Brett Ratner

    by Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times Nov 20, 2017 6 minutes

    It should have been a proud moment. After enduring what she described as sexual harassment by Brett Ratner, Olivia Munn felt she had finally shared her story, on the record and in the proper context.

    Munn was one of six women who told The Times in a Nov. 1 report that they had been the victims of Ratner's alleged sexual misconduct. The 37-year-old star of "The Daily Show," "The Newsroom" and "X-Men Apocalypse" said the "Rush Hour" director once masturbated in front of her, then he alternately claimed that the two had been lovers and friends, both of which Munn vehemently denies. On at least one occasion since then, she said, Ratner has made sexually aggressive comments to her in public.

    The piece also included accusations of a range of sexual misconduct; actress Natasha Henstridge said Ratner forced her to perform oral sex on him, which Ratner denies.

    The fallout appeared to be swift. Hours after The Times published the six sexual misconduct allegations, a person

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