Elmore Leonard sold tens of millions of copies of his novels. Among film adaptations of his work are "Jackie Brown" (starring Pam Grier, directed by Quentin Tarantino) which is a "homage to the author’s trademark rhythm and pace"; "Get Shorty" (1995, John Travolta and Gene Hackman); "Out of Sight" (1998, George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, directed by Steven Soderbergh) and the television series Justified. Leonards novels were almost 30 times templates for movies, but for some critics his special style only works in a book. He married Beverly Clare Cline in 1949, and they had five children together—three daughters and two sons—before
Quentin Tarantino said he is not a "cop hater" and will not be intimidated by the calls for a boycott. On December 16, 2015, Tarantino appeared on "The Howard Stern Show" to promote "The Hateful Eight". During his interview, Tarantino stated that Disney was preventing his film from being screened at the Los Angeles Cinerama Dome because they wanted to reserve the space for "", for which Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures holds distribution rights. On October 18, 2017, Tarantino gave an interview discussing sexual harassment and assault allegations against producer Harvey Weinstein. Tarantino admitted to knowing about accusations against Weinstein since