Brett Ratner has resigned as Oscars host. Photo / AP
Brett Ratner has resigned as producer of next year's Academy Awards.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says the 42-year-old filmmaker submitted his resignation on Tuesday, one day after he apologised for using a gay slur at a screening of his latest movie.
Academy President Tom Sherak says Ratner "did the right thing for the academy and for himself".
Sherak says, "Brett is a good person, but his comments were unacceptable."
Ratner ran into trouble when he claimed "rehearsal is for fags" during a Q&A for Tower Heist.
Ratner was named Oscar producer in August along with TV veteran Don Mischer.
Ratner issued an open letter explaining his resignation, saying he had been in touch with Glaad - the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation - after the incident.
"Having love in your heart doesn't count for much if what comes out of your mouth is ugly and bigoted," he said.
"Being asked to help put on the Oscar show was the proudest moment of my career. But as painful as this may be for me, it would be worse if my association with the show were to be a distraction from the Academy and the high ideals it represents.
"I deeply regret my actions and I am determined to learn from this experience."
- AP
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