Editing Quentin Tarantino (section)

=== Roman Polanski and Harvey Weinstein ===
{{Main|Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases}}

In a 2003 Howard Stern interview, Tarantino defended the director [[Roman Polanski]] against charges that Polanski had raped then-13-year-old Samantha Geimer in 1977. He said that Polanski's actions were "not rape" and Geimer "...wanted to have it".<ref>{{cite web| url = https://jezebel.com/heres-audio-of-quentin-tarantino-defending-roman-polans-1822745916| title = Here's Audio of Quentin Tarantino Defending Roman Polanski: 13-Year-Old Girl 'Wanted to Have It' [UPDATED]| last = Davies| first = Madeleine| date = February 5, 2018| website = jezebel.com| access-date = July 14, 2022| archive-date = August 9, 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220809193213/https://jezebel.com/heres-audio-of-quentin-tarantino-defending-roman-polans-1822745916| url-status = live}}</ref> The interview resurfaced in 2018 and drew criticism, including from Geimer, who stated in an interview, "He was wrong. I bet he knows it... I hope he doesn't make an ass of himself and keep talking that way."<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tarantino-wrong-polanski-rape-consensual-geimer-article-1.3803904| title = Tarantino wrong to say Polanski rape was consensual, says victim Samantha Geimer| last = Dillon| first = Nancy| date = February 6, 2018| website = nydailynews.com| access-date = July 14, 2022| archive-date = July 14, 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220714202415/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tarantino-wrong-polanski-rape-consensual-geimer-article-1.3803904| url-status = live}}</ref> Within days of the interview resurfacing, Tarantino issued an apology, stating "Fifteen years later, I realize how wrong I was... I incorrectly played [[devil's advocate]] in the debate for the sake of being provocative."<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=February 8, 2018|title=Quentin Tarantino Is Really Sorry for Defending Roman Polanski|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/02/quentin-tarantino-roman-polanski-apology|access-date=February 19, 2022|magazine=Vanity Fair|language=en-US|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414223823/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/02/quentin-tarantino-roman-polanski-apology|url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 18, 2017, Tarantino gave an interview discussing sexual harassment and assault allegations against producer [[Harvey Weinstein]]. Tarantino said his then-girlfriend [[Mira Sorvino]] told him in the mid-1990s about her experience with Weinstein. Tarantino confronted Weinstein at the time and received an apology.<ref name="Kantor A17">{{cite news |last=Kantor |first=Jodi |title=Tarantino on Weinstein: 'I Knew Enough to Do More Than I Did' |work=The New York Times |date=October 19, 2017 |page=A17 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/19/movies/tarantino-weinstein.html |access-date=October 21, 2017 |archive-date=November 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102013159/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/19/movies/tarantino-weinstein.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Tarantino said: "What I did was marginalize the incidents. I knew enough to do more than I did."<ref name="Kantor A17" />

On February 3, 2018, in an interview with ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''Kill Bill'' actress Uma Thurman said Weinstein had sexually assaulted her, and that she had reported this to Tarantino. Tarantino said he confronted Weinstein, as he had previously when Weinstein made advances on his former partner, demanding he apologize. He banned him from contact with Thurman for the remainder of the film's production.<ref name="Fleming Jr.">{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/quentin-tarantino-uma-thurman-harvey-weinstein-kill-bill-car-crash-new-york-times-1202278988/ |title=Quentin Tarantino on Uma Thurman, Kill Bill Crash & Harvey Weinstein |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=February 5, 2018 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=February 6, 2018 |archive-date=January 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128041859/https://deadline.com/2018/02/quentin-tarantino-uma-thurman-harvey-weinstein-kill-bill-car-crash-new-york-times-1202278988/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In a June 2021 interview on the ''[[The Joe Rogan Experience|Joe Rogan Experience]]'' podcast, Tarantino said he regretted not pressing Weinstein further, saying he did not know the extent of his misconduct before the 2017 scandal. He remarked on his "sad" view of his past relationship with Weinstein, saying he once looked up to him for fostering his career and describing him as "a fucked up father figure".<ref>{{cite web|date=June 29, 2021|title=Quentin Tarantino says "father figure" Harvey Weinstein's harassment was known by "everybody"|url=https://www.newsweek.com/quentin-tarantino-says-father-figure-harvey-weinsteins-harassment-was-known-everybody-1605392|access-date=July 5, 2021|website=Newsweek|language=en|archive-date=July 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705133007/https://www.newsweek.com/quentin-tarantino-says-father-figure-harvey-weinsteins-harassment-was-known-everybody-1605392|url-status=live}}</ref>