Quentin Tarantino he want to be made—an honorary black man?" Tarantino responded on "Charlie Rose" by stating: In addition, Tarantino retaliated on "The Howard Stern Show" by stating that Lee would have to "stand on a chair to kiss [his] ass". Samuel L. Jackson, who has appeared in both directors' films, defended Tarantino's use of the word. At the Berlin Film Festival, where "Jackie Brown" was being screened, Jackson responded to Lee's criticism by saying: Tarantino has defended his use of the word, arguing that black audiences have an appreciation of his blaxploitation-influenced films that eludes some of his critics, and indeed,
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