Independent studio Millennium Media has withdrawn from Brett Ratner's planned biopic about Milli Vanilli, following complaints from the Time's Up Foundation about the director making a "comeback" after he faced allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment and sued his accusers.

Millennium issued a statement along with Ratner's production company, RatPac Entertainment, that reads, "Millennium will not be selling the film at EFM or be involved in the production." "EFM" is the European Film Market, set for March 1-5, where movie sales agents connect with film distributors.

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Millennium and RatPac said private equity investors, who were not named, are "fully financing" the Milli Vanilli project. They announced the project last week, prompting a statement from Time's Up CEO Tina Tchen that noted seven women in Hollywood accused Ratner of sexual misconduct and harassment in November 2017. Ratner has denied the allegations, which came from actors Natasha Henstridge, Melanie Kohler, Olivia Munn and Elliot Page, among others.

Tchen's statement reads, "Not only did Ratner never acknowledge or apologize for the harm he caused, but he also filed lawsuits in an attempt to silence the voices of survivors who came forward — a tactic right out of the predator’s playbook. You don’t get to go away for a couple years and then resurface and act like nothing happened. We have not — and will not — forget. And Millennium Media shouldn’t either. There should be no comeback. #wewontforgetbrett." Ratner has withdrawn his lawsuits.

Milli Vanilli, the duo of Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus, won the 1990 Grammy Award for Best New Artist but were stripped of it after it was revealed they did not sing on their debut album and lip-synched to other people's vocals in performances.

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Source: THR