Overview
- In a new interview with The Times, the Pulp Fiction actor said she hates the repeated use of the slur in Quentin Tarantino’s films and argued he has been granted undue leeway.
- Arquette also alleged she was denied a share of Pulp Fiction profits, blaming retaliation by producer Harvey Weinstein after she rejected his advances.
- Tarantino has long defended his dialogue as character-driven authenticity, telling Chris Wallace in 2022 that those who object should watch something else.
- The debate stretches back decades, with critics such as Spike Lee and Lee Daniels calling the usage excessive or inappropriate for a white director.
- Frequent collaborator Samuel L. Jackson has defended Tarantino’s approach, even as films like Django Unchained have been cited for roughly 110 instances of the slur.