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Brett Ratner to direct GLAAD video campaign after gay slur

Published Wednesday, Feb 15 2012, 20:25 GMT | By Kristina Bustos | 1 comment

Brett Ratner is set to direct and produce a video campaign for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) media advocacy group.

Last year, Ratner resigned as producer of the 2012 Oscars after he used a gay slur during a question and answer session for Tower Heist.

The director later issued an apology statement, saying that he "should have been much more thoughtful about the power of language and [his] choice of words".

The director is now teaming up with GLAAD on issues concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender images in Hollywood.

"Working together with GLAAD has been a very positive and enlightening experience for me, and I could not be more pleased to be developing this crucial campaign to help educate people that we all share the same humanity," Ratner said.

Ratner will direct and produce a video series that features entertainers, athletes and politicians who support equality and the LGBT community.

Watch Brett Ratner's Tower Heist trailer below: