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Quentin Tarantino apologizes for Polanski defense: 'I was ignorant'
Source: The Guardian
Quentin Tarantino apologizes for Polanski defense: 'I was ignorant'
The film-maker has said sorry for a 2003 interview in which he justified Roman Polanski’s rape of Samantha Geimer
Guardian staff
Thu 8 Feb 2018 17.53 GMT Last modified on Thu 8 Feb 2018 18.45 GMT
Quentin Tarantino has apologized for remarks he made about Roman Polanski’s sexual assault of Samantha Geimer.
In a resurfaced interview with Howard Stern, he defined the incident as “not rape” because he believed the 13-year-old wanted to have sex with the film-maker.
In a statement, issued to Indiewire, Tarantino has apologized for what he now calls “ignorant” beliefs.
“I want to publicly apologize to Samantha Geimer for my cavalier remarks on the Howard Stern Show speculating about her and the crime that was committed against her,” he wrote. “Fifteen years later, I realize how wrong I was. Ms Geimer WAS raped by Roman Polanski. When Howard brought up Polanski, I incorrectly played devil’s advocate in the debate for the sake of being provocative. I didn’t take Ms Geimer’s feelings into consideration and for that I am truly sorry. So, Ms Geimer, I was ignorant, and insensitive, and above all, incorrect.”
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The film-maker has said sorry for a 2003 interview in which he justified Roman Polanski’s rape of Samantha Geimer
Guardian staff
Thu 8 Feb 2018 17.53 GMT Last modified on Thu 8 Feb 2018 18.45 GMT
Quentin Tarantino has apologized for remarks he made about Roman Polanski’s sexual assault of Samantha Geimer.
In a resurfaced interview with Howard Stern, he defined the incident as “not rape” because he believed the 13-year-old wanted to have sex with the film-maker.
In a statement, issued to Indiewire, Tarantino has apologized for what he now calls “ignorant” beliefs.
“I want to publicly apologize to Samantha Geimer for my cavalier remarks on the Howard Stern Show speculating about her and the crime that was committed against her,” he wrote. “Fifteen years later, I realize how wrong I was. Ms Geimer WAS raped by Roman Polanski. When Howard brought up Polanski, I incorrectly played devil’s advocate in the debate for the sake of being provocative. I didn’t take Ms Geimer’s feelings into consideration and for that I am truly sorry. So, Ms Geimer, I was ignorant, and insensitive, and above all, incorrect.”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/08/quentin-tarantino-apologizes-for-polanski-defense-i-was-ignorant
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