{"id":2320877,"date":"2026-03-10T04:02:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T04:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2320877"},"modified":"2026-03-10T04:02:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T04:02:34","slug":"a-decided-lack-of-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/a-decided-lack-of-class\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;A decided lack of class&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Quentin Tarantino has responded to Rosanna Arquette after she critiqued his use of the N-word in his films.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Dear Rosanna, I hope the publicity you&#8217;re getting&#8230;was worth disrespecting me,&#8221; he said in a statement shared with EW.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Arquette previously kicked off the tiff by stating that she would not call his use of the racial epithet &#8220;art,&#8221; but &#8220;racist and creepy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/quentin-tarantino\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Quentin Tarantino;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Quentin Tarantino&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Quentin Tarantino<\/a> has found himself in another spat with an actor, and he&#8217;s not trying to lower the heat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This time it&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/rosanna-arquette\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rosanna Arquette;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Rosanna Arquette&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Rosanna Arquette<\/a>, who appeared in his classic 1994 crime dramedy <em>Pulp Fiction<\/em>. The actress recently assessed the Cannes winner as a &#8220;great film on a lot of levels,&#8221; but <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/pulp-fiction-rosanna-arquette-blasts-n-word-in-quentin-tarantino-movies-racist-creepy-11921600\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:took issue with;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;took issue with&quot;}\" class=\"link \">took issue with<\/a> Tarantino&#8217;s employment there and elsewhere of the N-word. &#8220;It&#8217;s not art,&#8221; she reasoned. &#8220;It&#8217;s just racist and creepy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tarantino hit back hard on Monday in a statement his publicists shared with <em>Entertainment Weekly.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Dear Rosanna, I hope the publicity you&#8217;re getting from 132 different media outlets writing your name and printing your picture was worth disrespecting me and a film I remember quite clearly you were thrilled to be a part of?&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;Do you feel this way now? Very possibly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Rosanna Arquette in &#8216;Pulp Fiction&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Miramax\/ Everett<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tarantino then claimed that after he &#8220;gave you a job, and you took the money, to trash it for what I suspect is very <em>cynical <\/em>reasons, shows a decided lack of class, no less honor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;There is supposed to be an <em>esprit de corps<\/em> between artistic colleagues,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But it would appear the objective was accomplished.\u00a0 Congratulations, Q.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Entertainment Weekly <\/em>has reached out to representatives for Arquette for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Arquette still judges <em>Pulp Fiction <\/em>as &#8220;iconic, a great film on a lot of levels&#8230; But personally I am over the use of the N-word \u2014 I hate it,&#8221; she noted in her original interview with U.K. outlet <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/life-style\/celebrity\/article\/rosanna-arquette-harvey-weinstein-the-moment-charli-xcx-interview-0j3csql9h\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Times;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Times&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The Times<\/em><\/a>. She added that she &#8220;cannot stand&#8221; that Tarantino has, in her view, &#8220;has been given a hall pass&#8221; with respect to the use of the word.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This is far from the first time Tarantino has been criticized for his use of the racial slur in his films. Those who criticize the amount of violence in his films or their liberal use of the N-word should &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/us\/2022\/11\/23\/lee-daniels-interview-quentin-tarantino-n-word-criticism-cnntm-vpx.cnn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:see something else;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;see something else&quot;}\" class=\"link \">see something else<\/a>,&#8221; he suggested to celebrity.land&#8217;s Chris Wallace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In response, <em>The Butler <\/em>and <em>The Paperboy <\/em>director Lee Daniels, who is Black, remarked, &#8220;Quentin, that&#8217;s not the right answer&#8230; 10 years ago, or 15 years ago, I would have checked it off as artistic.&#8221; But now, he says the harsh pejorative is &#8220;our word. That&#8217;s my word, and you have no right to say that, and you have no right to feel that way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tarantino <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/quentin-tarantino-controversy-explained-paul-dano-11863164\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:found himself in hot water;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;found himself in hot water&quot;}\" class=\"link \">found himself in hot water<\/a> with several other actors in December, when on a podcast he called Paul Dano a &#8220;weak, uninteresting guy,&#8221; and said he didn&#8217;t care for Owen Wilson or Matthew Lillard. Both Lillard and Dano responded, with the <em>Scooby Doo <\/em>star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/matthew-lillard-hollywood-support-quentin-tarantino-living-through-own-wake-exclusive-11893508\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:likening the experience;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;likening the experience&quot;}\" class=\"link \">likening the experience<\/a> of being dragged by Tarantino and then supported by his peers to &#8220;living through your own wake.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/quentin-tarantino-rips-rosanna-arquette-over-n-word-in-his-films-11922634\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Quentin Tarantino has responded to Rosanna Arquette after she critiqued his use of the N-word in his films. &#8220;Dear Rosanna, I hope the publicity you&#8217;re getting&#8230;was worth disrespecting me,&#8221; he said in a statement shared with EW. 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