Quentin Tarantino defends choking and spitting on Uma Thurman during 'Kill Bill' production

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February 6, 2018 5:21 PM

Quentin Tarantino is criticizing journalist Maureen Dowd for the way she wrote the article about his treatment of Uma Thurman on the set of 'Kill Bill.'

A recent New York Times interview with Uma Thurman revealed that "Kill Bill" director Quentin Tarantino spat on her, and choked her with a chain, to get the performance he wanted.
Tarantino defended his tactics in an interview with Deadline.

In an interview withThe New York Times published over the weekend, actress Uma Thurman said Quentin Tarantino, who directed her in "Pulp Fiction" and "Kill Bill," spat on her and choked her with a chain during filming.

Tarantino doesn't dispute that, but he thinks his actions were characterized unfairly.

In an interview with Deadline published Monday, Tarantino defended himself and criticized the way Times journalist Maureen Dowd wrote the article.

Here is how Dowd described it:

But other Hollywood stars criticized Tarantino's actions, and the portrayal of violence against women in the industry.

One was Jessica Chastain, who wrote on Twitter, "

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