Overview
- Newly released DOJ photos show Ratner on a couch beside Jeffrey Epstein with his arms around a woman whose face, like another woman's, is redacted and unidentified.
- The latest public dump includes more than 3 million Epstein-related files released on Friday under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
- Earlier DOJ releases featured Ratner pictured with Jean‑Luc Brunel, the French modeling agent later charged with raping a child and found dead in custody in 2022.
- Documents also reference Ratner in emails, yet the DOJ materials do not allege criminal conduct by him or tie him to crimes in Epstein’s network.
- Ratner’s new film Melania was widely panned by critics, and reporting cites an approximately $8 million opening weekend after Amazon’s reported $40 million licensing deal and heavy marketing spend.