Really? Director Quentin Tarantino Thinks Statutory Rape Is ‘Not Rape’

Hollywood has never really been a shining advocate of clear lines between right and wrong.

But when it comes to Tinseltown's favorite rapey auteur, Roman Polanski, somehow the moral boundaries are not applicable anymore. In an interview with Howard Stern in 2003, brought to light by Jezebel, director Quentin Tarantino defended convicted child rapist Roman Polanski as innocent. His reason? “He didn’t rape a 13 year old, it was statutory rape. That’s not quite the same thing, alright?”