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Rosanna Arquette Calls Tarantinos N-Word Use Creepy

Rosanna Arquette slammed Quentin Tarantino's use of the N-word in his films as she labeled it as both 'racist' and 'creepy.' The 66-year-old actress, who previo...

Rosanna Arquette Calls Tarantinos N-Word Use Creepy
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Bintano News

March 8, 2026

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Rosanna Arquette slammed 's use of the N-word in his films as she labeled it as both 'racist' and 'creepy.' 

The 66-year-old actress, who previously , shared her thoughts on the topic during an interview with The Times published on Saturday.

In regards to the movie itself, which had been nominated for seven , she told the outlet, 'It's iconic, a great film on a lot of levels.' 

However, Arquette then added, 'But personally I am over the use of the N-word. I hate it. 

'I cannot stand that he has been given a hall pass. It's not art, it's just racist and creepy.'

The Daily Mail has reached out to reps for Tarantino, but did not immediately hear back. 

Rosanna Arquette slammed Quentin Tarantino's use of the N-word in his films as she labeled it as both 'racist' and 'creepy'

'I cannot stand that he has been given a hall pass. It's not art, it's just racist and creepy,' she said; Arquette seen as Jody in Pulp Fiction (1994)

In Pulp Fiction, Arquette had taken on the role of Jody - the wife of drug dealer Lance, who was played by Eric Stoltz. 

Other celebrities have spoken out about Tarantino's use of the word in his projects, including Spike Lee. 

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During a past interview with Variety, Lee reflected on Tarantino's 1997 movie Jackie Brown where the N-word had been used 38 times; seen in February in Beverly Hills 

Back in 2020, screenwriter John Ridley had also called out the Oscar-winning director's 'infuriating' use of the N-word in several of his films; Tarantino seen in 2024 in NYC 

He continued, 'It's painful and it's infuriating. But at the same time, I wouldn't sit and say, "Okay, you can never use that word."' 

In data previously collected by the Dallas Observer, the N-word has been used around 214 times throughout some of the 10 movies he has directed including The Hateful Eight. 

In the 2012 film Django Unchained - which starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx and Christoph Waltz - the word had been used around 110 times. 

Tarantino responded to criticism over the use of the N-word as well as violence in his films during an appearance on Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? in 2022. 

'So when people say, "Well there's too much violence in his movies. He uses the N-word too often." You say what?' Wallace asked, per Variety

Tarantino simply responded with, 'You should see [something else]. Then see something else.'

He then added, 'If you have a problem with my movies then they aren't the movies to go see. Apparently I'm not making them for you.'

Other stars have defended the use of the word in his scripts, including Jamie Foxx - one of the stars of Django Unchained. 

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In the 2012 film Django Unchained - which starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx and Christoph Waltz - the word had been used around 110 times

He then added, 'If you have a problem with my movies then they aren't the movies to go see. Apparently I'm not making them for you'; seen in 2023 in Beverly Hills 

'I understood the text. The N-word was said 100 times, but I understood the text - that's the way it was back in that time,' he told Yahoo Entertainment

Samuel L. Jackson also offered his thoughts on the backlash and expressed to Esquire in 2019, 'It's some bulls***.

'You can't just tell a writer he can't talk, write the words, put the words in the mouths of the people from their ethnicities, the way that they use their words.'

The actor continued, 'You cannot do that, because then it becomes an untruth; it's not honest. It's just not honest.'

Late last year in December, Tarantino received backlash after calling There Will Be Blood star Paul Dano 'weak' and 'uninteresting' as an actor; Dano seen in January in Paris 

Late last year in December, Tarantino received backlash after

He made the comments during an appearance on The Bret Easton Ellis podcast

Stars quickly came to Dano's defense including Matthew Lillard, George Clooney and Dano's There Will Be Blood co-star Daniel Day-Lewis.

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Earlier this year in January, Dano finally addressed Tarantino's comments and told Variety, 'I was incredibly grateful that the world spoke up for me so I didn't have to.'

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