Quentin Tarantino at Rome Film Fest 2021.Photo: Massimo Insabato/Archivio Massimo Insabato/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty
Quentin Tarantinois voicing his support for Israel.
The country has been at war with Hamas — a Palestinian militant group that controls the territory of Gaza — after it launched asurprise attack in southern Israelon Oct. 7. The ambush left hundreds of civilians and soldiers dead and roughly 200 to 250 taken as hostages, perABC News.
Tarantino has a personal connection to Israel, being that he has been living in Tel Aviv with his wife,Daniella Pick. The two met in Israel in 2009 while he was promoting his filmInglourious Basterds.
aniella Tarantino (L) and Quentin Tarantino attend the Once Upon A Time In Hollywood After Party at JW Marriott on May 21, 2019.Antony Jones/Getty
The Israeli singer, 39,began her career in the early 2000sas a duo with her sister Sharona before branching out on her own. Her father, Tzvika Pick, is also a known performer who was named “Israel’s Male Singer of the Year” in the 1970s.
The couple gotengaged in 2017andwed in November 2018. They welcomed their sonLeoinFebruary 2020and announced thebirth of their daughterin July 2022. The Oscar Winnergot candid about parenthoodduring anappearance onJimmy Kimmel Live!in 2021.
Quentin Tarantino (left) and Daniella Pick attending the Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood UK premiere in Leicester Square, London.Isabel Infantes/PA Images
“He’s talking — they’re not necessarily words, but he makes himself understood,” he shared of Leo, who was 16 months old at the time. “He can only say one word and that is ‘abba,’ which is the Hebrew word for ‘dada.’ And a third of the time, he means me.”
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“We almost didn’t name him that because people would assume I named him after Leonardo DiCaprio. There’s nothing wrong with that, but … he’s named after my wife’s grandfather, but also because, just in our hearts, he was our little lion,” he said.
source: people.com
