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"Pulp Fiction" star Rosanna Arquetteis speaking out against directorQuentin Tarantino's decision to include a racial slur in the film.

In an interview with the Sunday Timespublished Saturday, March 7,Arquette, 66,blastedTarantinofor the choice, saying that she still has love for the movie but can't stand what she sees as Hollywood's leniencewith the director.

"It's iconic, a great film on a lot of levels. But personally I am over the use of the [slur] – I hate it," she told the outlet. "I cannot stand that [Tarantino] has been given a hall pass."

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"It's not art, it's just racist and creepy," she continued.

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Arquetteplayed Jody, wife to drug dealer Lance (Eric Stoltz), in the 1994 film. Her role, though small, became part of the film'scontinued cult canon lore.

In the interview, the"Desperately Seeking Susan" actressalso said she harbors some resentment for the money she didn't see from the film's release.

"I'm the only person who didn't get a back end [a share of the takings]. Everybody made money except me," she told the Sunday Times. She went on to blame her lack of cuton Harvey Weinstein, the movie's producer, who has since been sentenced to prison time fora series of sexual assaults. Arquette wasamong the actressesinterviewed for a 2017expose of Weinsteinpublished in The New Yorker, which helped pull the curtain back on decades of alleged sexual misconduct perpetrated by the Hollywood titan. Weinstein has denied all wrongdoing.

The actress told the Sunday Times that in the early '90s she met with Weinstein about the film's script and he greeted her in a bathrobe, then attempted to put her hands on his genitalia.

"I was fortunate because I was not raped," she told the outlet. "But, boy, was it going there and I paid a price for saying no, and later I paid a price for telling the truth."

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Rosanna Arquette calls Tarantino 'creepy' for slur in 'Pulp Fiction'

Los Angelespolice on Mondayidentified a 35-year-old Florida woman as the person who allegedly opened fire on Rihanna's Southern California home with an AR-15-style rifle.

Ivanna Lisette Ortiz was booked into custody on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with the Sunday afternoon incident at the property just outside Beverly Hills, police said.

Thenine-time Grammy winnerwas at the home in Beverly Crest, just north of Beverly Hills, with partner A$AP Rocky andtheir childrenwhen the shots were fired at about 1:15 p.m., police said.

The suspect drove up to the property's entrance and started shooting, police said. A possible motive wasn't clear.

The property's front gate appeared to have bullet holes, but police said no one was hurt.

A car matching the description of the one seen at Rihanna's house during the shooting was spotted in nearby Sherman Oaks, where officers made a traffic stop and arrested the suspect, LAPD sources told NBC Los Angeles.

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Ortiz was arrested at 2:20 p.m. Sunday and booked into L.A. County jail shortly after 2 a.m. Monday, according to sheriff's records. Her bail was listed in jail records at $10.225 million.

The suspect was linked to social media accounts of an Illinois native who claims to work as a speech therapist in Florida.

State records indicate there is a woman of the same name who is a licensed speech-language pathologist who is currently in good standing. The license was issued on March 17, 2015, and is active until Dec. 31, 2027, according to state records.

The suspect also has arrest records linked to Florida.

Her divorce from her ex-husband turned violent on June 25, 2023, when he dropped off their children at Ortiz's apartment, according to an arrest affidavit.

Ortiz had texted the ex-husband, "You'll be socked on the nose tonight" at the drop-off, according to the affidavit.

Cellphone video of the confrontation showed Ortiz calling the man a homophobic slur, the affidavit said.

After being a cast member onAnother WorldandCharles in Chargeand appearing inGhostbustersandUp the Creek, Jennifer Runyon Corman stepped back from acting in the '90s and '00s. But as the actress —who died on March 6 at age 56— revealed in a2016 interview, it was for a worthwhile personal reason.

According to the interview, after the birth of her first son, Wyatt, in 1993, Runyon Corman knew she "wanted to take some time just to be a mom."

"I grew up in a family where my parents worked, and we had housekeepers and nannies," Runyon Corman explained. "I grew up with other people who were there every day. I didn't want that for my kids, because I know all I wanted was my mom. I wanted to be a mom. I wanted to experience every moment. I didn't want somebody calling me on the set going, 'Oh my God, Wyatt walked!' I wanted to be the one, if possible, that experienced that first."

Runyon Corman, who died afterbeing diagnosed with cancer, continued that she and husband Todd Corman opted to leave Hollywood to raise Wyatt and his sister, Bayley, eventually settling in Idaho and then Oregon.

"We were gone for about 10 years and had our kids, and we moved to California 10 years later because our parents were getting older, and we felt it was time to come home and spend time with our parents," Runyon Corman shared.

She continued to utilize her acting skills, however.

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"I would work in [Wyatt and Bayley's] schools and teach acting, not to introduce kids to being actors, but doing all of the fun improv exercises with the kids because it helps them get over that fear of being in front of an audience and peers, if they have to give a speech or do a report," Runyon Corman said. "My hope was, this is a way to enlighten kids, showing them it's okay to stand up in front of people; anybody can do this."

Corman continued her passion for helping youth by becoming involved with theTilly's Life Center, a nonprofit devoted to inspiring "today's youth to reach their full potential as productive, kind, happy, and responsible individuals." In the interview, Runyon Corman shared how she helped launch the center with its namesake and founder, Tilly Levine.

"[Tilly] wanted to give back to kids and help kids who were troubled. She started this program with me, and a couple of other people," she said. "It's a program to give kids tools to get through tough times: how to communicate, how to forgive, how to dream your biggest dreams — tools to help you in life. All of us would benefit from it, and a lot of us don't learn these things until we are older."

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After a two-decade break from being on screen, Runyon Corman returned to acting in 2015 and took on a few roles until her final appearance in 2025'sSpectral Squad: The Haunting of Sophie Lawson.

Family and friends paid tribute to the actress after her death, with daughter Bayley Cormanwriting in an Instagram postthat "all of the best parts of me" came from her mother. "i would give anything for one more day together," Bayley wrote.Willie Aames, who played Buddy Lembeck acrossCharles in Charge's five-season run, paid tribute to his castmate in aFacebook poston Sunday. "Jenn was more than a friend. She was my dear dear friend, muse, and encourager. We shared family Christmas's together, vacations, weekends, lunches and dinners together… We did shows together, but most of all — we LAUGHED."

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