Hollywood filmmaker Quentin Tarantino was involved in a death hoax after a post on an X (formerly Twitter) account claimed he was killed with his family in Iran’s strike on Israel. For those unaware, the director and his family spend most of the year in Israel. Now, a source close to the filmmaker has refuted the claims. Let’s learn more about it in detail.
Quentin Tarantino’s death rumors rubbished
According to reports, an X (previously Twitter) account with over 100k followers posted that Quentin Tarantino, his wife, and children were killed after a missile from Iran hit Israel. The post also featured pictures of the filmmaker seeking refuge in a bomb shelter in Israel. According to the post, the shelter was located in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem. The post tagged Deadline as the source of information.However, the publication has since clarified that the post was false and they carried no such news. As per the TMZ report, the post was untrue. A source close to the filmmaker told the publication, “Quentin is alive and well, and his family is all good too.”Later, the pictures were labelled as fake and AI-generated.
More about Quentin Tarantino
The 62-year-old Quentin Tarantino is one of the renowned filmmakers of Hollywood. He is known for making movies like ‘Kill Bill’, ‘Reservoir Dogs’, ‘Inglourious Basterds’, ‘Pulp Fiction’, ‘Django Unchained’, and more.He has won two Academy Awards, two BAFTA honors, and four Golden Globe trophies.In his personal life, the director married Israeli singer Daniella Pick. The duo met during the promotions of his film ‘Inglourious Basterds’. The couple share a son and a daughter. Post 2020, the family spends time in both Tel Aviv and Los Angeles.
