Quentin Tarantino Slams Kanye West's Claims About 'Django Unchained'

Quentin Tarantino has revealed the real story behind Kanye West claiming creative credit for "Django Unchained."

The film director, who landed an Oscar for the movie's Best Original Screenplay in 2012, refuted West's claims during his appearance On "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Friday.

Tarantino shared that the rapper pitched an idea for a music video to him but that the concept was in no way related to the slave-themed movie. The "Pulp Fiction" director also revealed that he had long since thought of the idea for "Django Unchained" before he met West in 2004.

Read below for more details.

During his recent guest appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" the award-winning film director denied West's claims about coming up with the idea of "Django Unchained."

It comes after the rapper alleged in his "Piers Morgan Uncensored" interview that he had earlier pitched the idea for the music video of his hit song "Gold digger." Although they ended up not collaborating, the Donda crooner claimed that the film director took that concept and transformed it into the narrative he used for "Django Unchained."

"Well, there's not [sic] truth that Kanye West came up with the idea of 'Django,' Tarantino asserted, per New York Post, "And then he told it to me, and I go, 'Hey wow, that's a really great idea. Let me take Kanye's idea and make 'Django Unchained' out of it.' That didn't happen."

The director clarified to the viewers that he had already devised the idea for the movie before meeting West.

In his conversation with Kimmel, Tarantino did not clarify West's other claim that "Django Unchained" star Jamie Foxx was also in on the act. The actor had coincidentally appeared in both the film and the final work of the" Gold Digger" music video, as he had earlier collaborated with the rapper on the song.

The film director went on to talk about meeting West for the first time while the rapper was working on creating a feature film for his 2004 album "The College Dropout." He revealed that the Yeezy founder actually discussed a "very funny" idea with him for a music video, presumably "Gold Digger," but was still in no way related to "Django Unchained."

"He did have an idea for a video and I do think it was for the 'Gold Digger,'" Tarantino said, adding that the concept the rapper pitched at the time was "really cool."

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Fans responded to a clip of Tarantino's interview posted on Twitter, criticizing West for claiming credit for the concept of "Django Unchained."

One fan said, "No. A slave motif for a music video isn't the same as a spaghetti western about a slave who takes revenge on his captors. You don't own every movie idea about slaves just because you came up with one video idea involving slaves."

On Instagram, fans took things up a notch, raising conversations about the rapper's mental health.

One follower wrote, "Kanye needs to go somewhere and sit down. In life, it's not all about you. Everything is not all about this guy. Enough of this nonsense and him."

Another fan mentioned, "Let's stop giving him attention for any reason. He needs help badly!"

West's outrageous assertions and anti-Semitic remarks during the past few weeks have put him in hot water, as seen by the decision of numerous sponsors to sever connections with him.

The rapper's prominent contract with French fashion label Balenciaga was canceled, and his images were also taken down from their website. Additionally, Adidas, the German footwear juggernaut, confirmed earlier this week that they had ended their ties with the rapper after previously saying their relationship with him was "under review." The shocking news came after West boasted that the brand couldn't drop him even if he said "anti-semitic sh*t."

The music agency CAA, which handled his tours, has also fired West. In a similar vein, the MRC studio, which was in charge of a documentary about West, said that those plans had been abandoned despite the fact that the project was complete.