Jessica Chastain, Judd Apatow & More Call Out Quentin Tarantino

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Over the weekend, Uma Thurman spoke with The New York Times, and finally revealed her experiences with disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. However, the actress shone an unflattering light on director Quentin Tarantino, revealing his odious treatment of Thurman during the making of “Kill Bill.” In particular, the filmmaker forced her to perform car stunt that went horribly wrong. Thurman obtained the footage for the incident, and it’s truly shocking:

“The steering wheel was at my belly and my legs were jammed under me,” Thurman explained. “I felt this searing pain and thought, ‘Oh my God, I’m never going to walk again.’ When I came back from the hospital in a neck brace with my knees damaged and a large massive egg on my head and a concussion, I wanted to see the car and I was very upset. Quentin and I had an enormous fight, and I accused him of trying to kill me. And he was very angry at that, I guess understandably because he didn’t feel he had tried to kill me.”

That any filmmaker would put his lead actress in such a dangerous situation sparked condemnation from around Hollywood, with many taking to Twitter to call out Tarantino. Jessica Chastain, Judd Apatow, Evan Rachel Wood, and Asia Argento, shared their horror and anger upon hearing Thurman’s stories of making “Kill Bill.” The actress notes that following the accident, Tarantino “turned on” her, personsally spitting on her face and choking her with a chain, during sequences in the film where her character goes through those tribulations.

Tarantino has yet to comment on this allegations. Here’s what Hollywood had to say: