Playboy Suspends Hugh Hefner Biopic Amid Director Brett Ratner Sexual Harassment Scandal

The production of Hugh Hefner's biopic has been put on hold.

Playboy is planning to pay tribute to its founder with the biopic, but unfortunately, the project has been suspended after its director and producer, Brett Ratner, was slapped with multiple sexual misconduct allegations. Playboy recently issued a statement addressing Ratner's scandal and this news affected the biopic.

"We are deeply troubled to learn about the accusations against Brett Ratner," a Playboy spokesperson told Entertainment Tonight. "We find this kind of behavior completely unacceptable. We are putting all further development of our projects with RatPac Entertainment on hold until we are able to review the situation further."

Ratner, who directed and produced box-office hits like "Rush Hour," "X-Men: The Last Stand," "The Revenant" and "Horrible Bosses," has been accused by six women, including Natasha Henstridge and Olivia Munn, of forcing himself on them in different occasions. Henstridge told Los Angeles Times that she fell asleep on the producer's couch while watching a movie. When she woke up, their other companions were gone and she was alone with the film producer. She decided to leave, but Ratner blocked the door and started touching himself while forcing her to perform oral sex.

"He strong-armed me in a real way. He physically forced himself on me," Henstridge said. "At some point, I gave in and he did his thing."

Munn, meanwhile, confessed that when she visited the set of "After the Sunset" in 2004, Ratner masturbated in front of her. The "X-Men: Apocalypse" star wrote about the incident in her 2010 collection of essays, but she didn't name the film mogul at the time. She added that the false reports claiming that they had been intimate infuriated her, so she decided to open up about her experience to show support for other women who are "brave enough to speak up."

"I've made specific, conscientious choices not to work with Brett Ratner," Munn added.

Ratner has denied all the allegations through his attorney, Martin Singer. "I have represented Mr. Ratner for two decades, and no woman has ever made a claim against him for sexual misconduct or sexual harassment," Singer told Los Angeles Times. "Furthermore, no woman has ever requested or received any financial settlement from my client."

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