Bruce Lee’s Daughter Shannon Still Doesn’t Know What Tarantino’s ‘Issues Are With My Father,’ Says Mostly ‘White Men’ Found Bruce ‘Overly Confident or Arrogant’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Shannon Lee, daughter of the legendary actor and martial artist Bruce Lee, recently told The Telegraph that she remains unaware why Quentin Tarantino decided to portray her father as “the a-hole” in his 2019 movie “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” Shannon Lee spoke out against the film’s portrayal of Bruce Lee at the time, which led to a highly-publicized back and forth between her and Tarantino in many interviews. “It’s interesting.
I actually don’t know,” Shannon says now about the reasoning behind Tarantino’s controversial portrayal of Bruce Lee. “I’ve never met [Tarantino].
I don’t know what his issues are with my father. Clearly, he thinks my father is cool, because he has borrowed from him quite a bit.
But at the same time, I think he has been told a lot of stories by people who have encountered my father and had a negative reaction.” “They found him to be overly confident or arrogant,” she continued. “I have to say, in my experience, the stories are mostly from white men.
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