Legendary composer Ennio Morricone denies calling Quentin Tarantino ‘cretin’ who made ‘trash’ films
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The nonagenarian and legendary Italian composer Ennio Morricone recently took to his official Facebook account and website to deny that he called famed director Quentin Tarantino a “cretin” who made “trash” movies.
The defense came after Playboy Germany published an interview with Morricone who allegedly used the word “cretin” to describe Tarantino. Morricone was also alleged to have called Tarantino’s movies as “trash,” according to Variety magazine on Nov. 12, adding that he only steals from others and should not be called a director.
Morricone clarified to his fans that he never expressed anything negative about the director, whose film “The Hateful Eight” saw Morricone win his first Best Original Score at the Academy Awards in 2015.
“It has come to my attention that Playboy Germany has come out with an article in which I have stated extremely negative comments about Tarantino and his films, and the Academy,” he wrote on Facebook last Nov. 12. “I have never expressed any negative statements about the Academy, Quentin, or his films — and certainly do not consider his films garbage.”
It has come to my attention that Playboy Germany has come out with an article in which I have stated extremely negative…
Posted by Maestro Ennio Morricone on Sunday, November 11, 2018
Morricone added that he has directed his lawyer in Italy to take civil and penal action over the magazine.
He also only had praises for Tarantino, who he called a “great director.” The time they spent together in their collaboration was an object of fondness for the composer, too, as their relationship grew deeper.
“He is courageous and has an enormous personality,” Morricone added. “I credit our collaboration responsible for getting me an Oscar, which is for sure one of the greatest acknowledgments of my career, and I am forever grateful for the opportunity to compose music for his film.”
As of this writing, the said interview currently cannot be viewed on Playboy Germany‘s website. Readers, instead, are directed to a page that says, “You do not have permission to access this page (Sie haben keine Zugriffsberechtigung für diese Seite).”
Meanwhile, Hubert Burda Media, the international publishing group which owns the magazine, rebutted on Nov. 12 Morricone’s refutation of his claims.
“We are surprised that composer Ennio Morricone denies giving an interview to German Playboy,” Hubert Burda Media said in a statement via Variety on Nov. 12. “In fact, the conversation took place on June 30, 2018, at his estate in Rome. The interview, about the concert organizer Semmel Concerts, which was also present at the interview, had been agreed to with German Playboy.”
“We also cannot understand that parts of the published statements were apparently not found to have been accurate,” the publication further stated. Cody Cepeda/JB
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