'Melania' Director Says He Understands Why Many In Crew Didn't Want To Be Credited

Brett Ratner expressed empathy for people who worked on the first lady's documentary and didn't want their names associated with it.

Brett Ratner, the director of a new documentary about Melania Trump, said Thursday he understood why crew members reportedly asked that their names not be on the film.

After Rolling Stone reported that the majority of the “Melania” New York crew requested that they not be formally credited, Ratner was asked about it at the Kennedy Center premiere.

“I understand if a liberal is working on the movie and they don’t want to be credited, but they want to feed their family. I don’t blame anybody for that,” he said.

Ratner hinted that at least some of the reluctant workers were “day players” on his filming locations in New York, D.C. and Florida.

One production person who does have their name on the project told the outlet they regretted doing so because of Trump’s second term. “I’m much more alarmed now than I was a year ago,” the person said.