Overview
- Tarantino issued a written response accusing Arquette of showing a “decided lack of class, no less honor” and suggesting her remarks were publicity-driven.
- Arquette, who appeared as Jody in 1994’s Pulp Fiction, told The Sunday Times she considers his repeated use of the slur “not art” and “racist and creepy.”
- Multiple outlets, including Variety, Deadline and The Wrap, published Tarantino’s letter on March 9–10 as it circulated widely in the press.
- As of Tuesday, NBC News reported Arquette did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tarantino’s statement.
- The clash extends years of divided reactions, with critics like Spike Lee opposing the language and collaborators such as Samuel L. Jackson and Jamie Foxx defending Tarantino, who has previously told detractors to watch something else.