Quentin Tarantino: ‘I Wish I Had Done More’ to Stop Harvey Weinstein, ‘Everybody’ Knew About It
Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino, in a recent interview with Joe Rogan, reflected on his decades-long relationship with the disgraced movie mogul and Democrat party mega-donor turned convicted Hollywood sex offender Harvey Weinstein. The Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood helmer said he “didn’t know about any rapes” but wished he’d sat Weinstein down and “had the uncomfortable conversation.”
“It’s sad. He wasn’t just this guy who financed my movies. He was kind of like a father figure. I mean, he was kind of a fucked up father figure, but that’s most people’s fucking fathers,” said Tarantino, whose string of cult classic indie films, from Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, catapulted him to A-list status in the early 90s.
Tarantino recalled a previous interview he had with the New York Times reporters who initially broke the Weinstein abuse story.
Producer Harvey Weinstein (L) and director Quentin Tarantino arrive to the premiere of “Grindhouse” at the Orpheum Theatre on March 26, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
“I wish had talked to the guy,” Tarantino said, echoing his remarks from the 2017 Times interview. “I wish I had sat him down and had the uncomfortable conversation.”
“I didn’t know about any rapes or anything like that,” he insisted. “But I knew he was — you know — I chalked it up to the boss chasing the secretary around the desk. As if that’s okay. But I mean, that’s how I kind of looked at it. He was making unwanted advances.”
“But I wish I had talked to him,” Tarantino reiterated. “I wish I had sat him down and gone, ‘Harvey you can’t do this. You’re gonna fuck up everything.'”
Miramax’s Harvey Weinstein and director Quentin Tarantino attend the Los Angeles premiere of the Miramax film “Kill Bill Volume 1” at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre September 29, 2003 in Hollywood, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Weinstein continued to distribute other Tarantino hits, including the Kill Bill series, Inglourious Basterds, and Django Unchained.
“There’s nobody who said they didn’t know that didn’t know,” Tarantino said. “If you were in his orbit — and that includes all the big actors who he paled around with — they all knew.”
“They all knew,” the director reiterated, adding, “they probably didn’t know anything about rapes, but they had heard things.”
In 2017, Tarantino admitted to have previously heard about the inappropriate behavior of his longtime friend and collaborator.
“I knew enough to do more than I did,” Tarantino said at the time. “There was more to it than just the normal rumors, the normal gossip. It wasn’t secondhand. I knew he did a couple of these things.”
Last year, Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape. Earlier this month, a New York judge approved his extradition to California, where he faces additional sexual assault charges.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
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Bill Cosby’s Release from Prison Provokes Condemnation But Also Support from Co-Star Phylicia Rashad
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction and release the star from prison has provoked widespread condemnation but also full-throated support from his longtime co-star Phylicia Rashad, who celebrated the news.
Bill Cosby reportedly left prison Wednesday afternoon after Pennsylvania’s highest court vacated the star’s sex assault conviction. The court found that Cosby’s deal with a previous prosecutor, which prevented the actor from being charged in the case in exchange for testimony to be used in a civil case, was not honored by a subsequent prosecutor.
The 83-year-old actor-comedian had served two years of a three- to ten-year sentence at a prison near Philadelphia. In addition to the sexual assault accusations brought by Andrea Constand, he has faced close to five dozen other accusations from women who have claimed the Hollywood star drugged and assaulted them.
The Cosby Show actress Phylicia Rashad surprised many on Wednesday when she tweeted her support for her former co-star, praising the court’s decision.
Rashad later said “I fully support survivors of sexual assault coming forward. My post was in no way intended to be insensitive to their truth. Personally, I know from friends and family that such abuse has lifelong residual effects. My heartfelt wish is for healing.”
Actress Debra Messing disputed former Clinton adviser Peter Daou’s assertion calling out people who are furious at Bill Cosby walking free but who have given President Joe Biden “a pass for multiple accusations of sexual misconduct.”
Rosanna Arquette tweeted that Cosby “is STILL an evil rapist.”
Songwriter Diane Warren wondered if Cosby drugged the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Actress Mia Farrow expressed her sympathy for the alleged victims of Bill Cosby.
Writer E. Jean Carroll tweeted her condemnation of the court’s decision, saying “THIS is why women do not come forward.” Carroll has accused Donald Trump of raping her at the Bergdorf Goodman department store in New York nearly 25 years ago when she was 52.
Actress Patricia Arquette responded to E. Jean Carroll’s tweet by saying “Corruption. Money and power.”
Feminist author Jessica Valenti posted a series of tweets expressing her rage at the court’s decision.
Rosie O’Donnell tweeted “fuck u” to Bill Cosby.
Actress Amber Tamblyn claimed the court’s decision is “proof” that women “haven’t gone far enough” in terms of the #MeToo movement.
Chicago Hope star Christine Lahti tweeted, “The Patriarchy rears its ugly head yet again.”
Actor Joshua Malina took issue with Phylicia Rashad’s defense of Bill Cosby.
Mrs. Doubtfire screenwriter Randi Mayem Singer also expressed her disbelief in the court’s decision.
Disney star Josh Gad raged at the PA Supreme Court.
Comedian Chelsea Handler
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