Brett Ratner, Replaced As Oscars Producer, Gives Academy $1 Million - Latimes.com

From Gay Slur To.. Art Connoisseur
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - NOVEMBER 07: Brett Ratner attends The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Salute to Stanley Kubrick at AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater on November 7, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - NOVEMBER 07: Brett Ratner attends The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Salute to Stanley Kubrick at AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater on November 7, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images)

Director Brett Ratner, who was replaced at the last minute as the 2012 Oscars producer following comments he made about his sex life and uttering a homophobic slur, has made a $1-million gift for the planned Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences museum.

The academy said Wednesday that its capital campaign, launched in 2012 to build a museum in partnership with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, has secured more than half of its $300-million goal in commitments.

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