Quentin Tarantino slams Pulp Fiction stars ‘lack of class’ after racial slur criticism

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10 Mar 2026 • 4:19 PM MYT
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  • Actor Rosanna Arquette has criticised Quentin Tarantino's "excessive use" of the N-word in his films, labelling it "racist and creepy" and "not art."
  • Arquette, who starred in Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, highlighted the 20 instances of the racial slur in the 1994 film.
  • Tarantino responded, accusing Arquette of a "decided lack of class" for publicly criticising his work after he had employed her.
  • The director's use of the N-word has been a long-standing controversy, particularly following his 2012 film Django Unchained, which featured the slur over 110 times.
  • While filmmakers like Spike Lee and Lee Daniels have criticised Tarantino, actor Samuel L Jackson has defended his artistic choices.

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