Composer Ennio Morricone Denies Reports That He Called Quentin Tarantino a “Cretin” Whose Movies Are “Trash”

A scandal is brewing in either cinema or journalism, depending on who you believe. On Saturday, Indiewire reported that composer Ennio Morricone, in an interview with the German edition of Playboy, had some terrible things to say about director Quentin Tarantino, whose film The Hateful Eight Morricone scored. The interview, which appears in the print edition, was excerpted on Playboy’s website. On Sunday, Variety reports, Morricone flatly denied participating in an interview with Playboy Germany at all, never mind calling Tarantino a “cretin” whose movies are “trash.” Morricone says his lawyers will be seeking civil and criminal penalties.

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