The past weekend’s big #MeToo news came via Uma Thurman.

After months of hinting that she had her own story to tell – at one point even expressing how angry she was – The New York Times finally published an article detailing what the actress experienced at the hands of serial sexual predator Harvey Weinstein.

You can read all about that here.

But it wasn’t only Weinstein who featured in the article.

Space was also given to Thurman’s near-death experience on the set of Kill Bill. She explained to The Times’ Maureen Dowd that she “had been uncomfortable filming a driving shot and got into a years-long fight with [Quentin] Tarantino after the crash because she was not allowed to view the footage,” reports TIME.

With the interview, she provided the footage she fought so hard to obtain.

Three days after the interview was released, Quentin Tarantino broke his silence about the incident, calling it “one of the biggest regrets” of his career and life.

He did add that he thought the shot was safe at the time, and did not badger the actress into performing it:

Tarantino told Deadline he had spoken to Thurman in advance of the Times story and meant to take part and support her. “Part of my job on the piece was to do an interview with Maureen Dowd, and back up Uma’s claims,” he said. “And we never hooked up. Me and Dowd never hooked up.” He added that he “ended up taking the hit and taking the heat.”

Regarding the crash, Tarantino said he had tried to ensure Thurman’s safety by first driving the car down the stretch of road himself, to make sure there were no hidden curves or dips. Although the road seemed clear, Thurman was filmed driving in the opposite direction and ended up hitting an S-curve and crashing.

“It was heartbreaking,” Tarantino said. “Beyond one of the biggest regrets of my career, it is one of the biggest regrets of my life. For a myriad of reasons.” He added that the crash “affected me and Uma for the next two to three years. It wasn’t like we didn’t talk. But a trust was broken.”

As for the controversy ignited by the Times story, and the potential reaction to his comments, Tarantino said, “I feel like I’ve been honest here and told the truth, and it feels really good after two days of misrepresentation, to be able to say it out loud. Whatever comes of it, I’ve said my piece. I’ve got big shoulders and I can handle it.”

However, Thurman’s move has since encouraged journalists to uncover previous accounts of Tarantino’s arbitrary directing style.

This, from The Daily Beast:

Diane Kruger told Parade about her unique death scene in Inglourious Basterds: “I get strangled, which was especially weird because you feel it when someone is choking you, so it was an interesting day at the office. The funny part is that Quentin’s hands are in the close-up. I won’t give away the name of the actor who kills me, but Quentin said, ‘He’s not going to do it right, it’ll either be too much or too little. I know exactly what I need and I think I should just do it.’ I have to say it was very strange being strangled by the director.”

Oh, and here’s his reasoning:

But wait, there’s more:

In an interview promoting 2007’s Grindhouse, Fergie recalled being bitten by the director during one rehearsal. She said, “He came to the set and ran lines with me. In one scene Quentin got really into the character and bit me. My manager has it on his camera. I’m not going to sue him or anything, but I wanted documentation. It was crazy cool.”

Rose McGowan, who also starred in Grindhouse, wrote in her new memoir Brave that, “The first time I met Tarantino, and for years after, every time he’d see me, he said, ‘Rose! I have your movie Jawbreaker on laser disc! I can’t tell you how many times I used the shot where you’re painting your toes!’” She continued, “That means Tarantino paid extra money to jerk off to my young feet and told me about it loudly, over and over, for years, in front of numerous people.”

Because, you know, Tarantino has a foot fetish.

In the meantime, the director is on the hunt for an “authentic Polish thespian” to play the part of Roman Polanski in his upcoming film, which will reportedly take on the 1969 Manson Family murder of Sharon Tate.

Polanski, hey? I wonder how that will play out.

[source:time&dailybeast]