Director sorry for ‘cavalier’ comment on Polanski rape

QUENTIN Tarantino has apologised to Samantha Geimer after suggesting she wanted to have sex with Roman Polanski when she was 13.

In a resurfaced 2003 interview with Howard Stern, Tarantino said Polanski’s 13-yearold victim “wanted to have it and dated the guy”.

Facing an online backlash, Tarantino ( pictured) has changed his position, according to the New York Post, and called his remarks “cavalier”.

“Fifteen years later, I realise how wrong I was,” Tarantino said. “Ms Geimer was raped by Roman Polanski.

“When Howard brought up Polanski, I incorrectly played devil’s advocate in the debate for the sake of being provocative. I didn’t take Ms Geimer’s feelings into consideration and for that I am truly sorry,” he said. “Ms Geimer, I was ignor- ant, and insensitive, and above all, incorrect. I am sorry Samantha.”

Polanski was arrested in 1977 for five offences following the alleged assault, including rape by use of drugs and lewd and lascivious acts upon a child under 14. He fled the country after pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a minor.

Tarantino has been engulfed in controversy recently.

In a New York Times article, Uma Thurman said the director pressured her to perform a dangerous car stunt during the shooting of Kill Bill that led to an injury to the actress.