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Globes: Tarantino Shocks Press Room with N-Word (Listen)

Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, winner of Best Director of a Motion Picture for Django Unchained, poses in the press room during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills

*By now it should be obvious that Django Unchained director Quentin Tarantino has no problem with folks taking offense at his liberal use of the N-word either within his movies, or while discussing his films in interviews.

Still, the press room at last nights Golden Globes appeared taken aback when the director, who won for best screenplay, began dropping the N-bomb again.

Addressing the unending conversation over the 100-plus times the characters in the slavery-themed spaghetti Western used the racist term, Tarantino himself uttered the phrase, to audible gasps from the scribes in the winners room. [Listen below.]

They think I should soften it, that I should lie, that I should massage. Tarantino said, referring to writers and filmmakers such as Spike Lee, who have criticized his use of the slur in the film. The films setting of 1860 antebellum south, he said, made that impossible, as did his artistic integrity. I would never do that when it comes to my characters, the director added.

He also pointed out that slavery is still going on across the globe go to Malaysia and even in the United States, the legal system has a bias against African Americans. Drug laws put so many black males in jails, he said. The way private and public prisons trade prisoners back and forth. Its like they are not even hiding it anymore.

Listen to his remarks below.

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'Real L Word' film considered

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Showtime execs eyeing 'The Real L World' documentary

Jan. 14, 2013, 7:18 AM EST

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Showtime network bosses have revealed plans to turn reality series "The Real L Word" into a documentary film.

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The cutting-edge docu-series recently wrapped its third season on the premium cable network, and thanks to its success, Showtime executiveshave expressed interest in delving deeper into the lives of its stars.

During the Television Critics Association press tour on Saturday, Showtime entertainment president David Nevins said, "I want to change up the show and probably not continue it in exactly the same form. I've been ... exploring sort of 'L Word' culture, lesbian culture in places outside of New York and LA, places where the subculture is not so defined and it's maybe not so easy."

Hecontinued, "And I think we'll do a 'Real L Word' documentary. We did the scripted show, did an ensemble reality show, and now it's probably going to become a stand-alone documentary this year. But I think it's an important franchise for us. It could be one-part, be two parts. They're diving in doing research right now."

"The Real L Word" is a spin-off from Showtime's successful scripted drama "The L Word," which ended its six-season run in 2009. Network execs decided to continue the storylines but focused on featuring real women in the unscripted "The Real L Word" series.

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Quentin Tarantino Drops N-Word Backstage At Golden Globes

The Golden Globe winner, who took home the Best Screenplay award for Django Unchained, dropped the vulgar N-word backstage in the press room! Do YOU think thats crossing the line?

QuentinTarantino is no stranger tocontroversy, and the Django Unchained writer and director definitely stirred up the drama backstage at the Golden Globes by saying the N-word in a room full of people.

The director has come under fire ever since Django Unchainedpremiered, with many people insisting that the 100-plus times the racial slur is uttered in the movie is unnecessary and over-the-top.

But Quentinbelieves its important factor in telling the slave-era story about hatred and intolerance, especially in the South. So when he tried to defend himself and his movie yet again against the vulgar word, he said it in the press room backstage at the Golden Globes.

The usually noisy and chaotic room fell silent after Quentinuttered the phrase, according the The Hollywood Reporter, with only audible gasps and shocked whistles from reporters in response. And the writer and director wasnt apologizing.

They think I should soften it, that I should lie, that I should massage. he said about critics who didnt think him using the slur so often in the film wasappropriate.I would never do that when it comes to my characters, he added.

The Hollywood Foreign Press didnt seem offended by Quentins controversial use of the N-word in his film Django Unchained he took home the Golden Globes for Best Screenplay, and actor Christoph Waltz won the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his role in the film.

What do YOU think of Quentin using the N-word backstage HollyoodLifers? Do you think it crossed the line? Let us know in the comments below!

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NEWS – TECHNOLOGY – IBM Tops US Patent List for 20th Consecutive Year – January, 13, 2013 – Video


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IBM Tops US Patent List for 20th Consecutive Year IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it received a record 6478 patents in 2012 for inventions that will enable fundamental advancements across key domains including analytics, Big Data, cybersecurity, cloud, mobile, social networking and software defined environments, as well as industry solutions for retail, banking, healthcare, and transportation. These patented inventions also will advance a major shift in computing, known as the era of cognitive systems. See more on Canal Internacional http://www.ci-webtv.com

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