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 after using the term "ghetto" while accepting the Golden Globe for best original score on behalf of composer Ennio Morricone, saying: His use of the word seemed to be taken as a racial slight by award presenter Jamie Foxx, who, after Tarantino left the stage, walked up to the microphone and sternly said, "ghetto?" In January 2014, Gawker leaked a copy of the script for Tarantino's then-upcoming film "The Hateful Eight". Tarantino eventually filed a copyright lawsuit against Gawker, and stated in the lawsuit that "Gawker Media has made a business of predatory journalism, violating people's rights to make a