Anthony Bourdain criticized Quentin Tarantino for his "complicity" in the decades-spanning sexual harassment and assault allegations leveled against disgraced media mogul Harvey Weinstein.

Speaking at the Produced by NY conference, Bourdain was discussing an offer worth "a lot of money" that he turned down due to misgivings about the person offering the money, Variety reports.

Bourdain, who did not disclose specifics of the deal, said it "would have been a slow-acting poison that would have nibbled away at our souls until we ended up like Quentin Tarantino, looking back at a life of complicity, shame and compromise," the Daily Mail reported.

When asked to clarify whether his Tarantino jab was in reference to the Weinstein scandal, Bourdain said: "One might think."

Asia Argento, Bourdain's girlfriend and one of more than 60 women who has accused Weinstein of sexual misconduct, tweeted in support of her boyfriend: "One might think we all need to slam Tarantino's complicity with Harvey Weinstein."

Tarantino admitted two weeks ago that he had known about Weinstein's alleged conduct for decades.

"I knew enough to do more than I did," he told the New York Times, citing several episodes involving prominent actresses.

"There was more to it than just the normal rumors, the normal gossip. It wasn't second hand. I knew he did a couple of these things."

Weinstein, 65, is accused of decades of sexual abuse and harassment by around 60 women including stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie and Mira Sorvino, Tarantino's ex- girlfriend.

The disgraced tycoon quit the board of The Weinstein Company after already being sacked as its co-chairman.

Tarantino told the Times that he had heard about Weinstein's behavior long before investigations by that paper and the New Yorker, which prompted a flood of further allegations.

The director's ex-girlfriend, Mira Sorvino, told him Weinstein had made unwanted advances while another actress made similar claims years later, the Times said.

"What I did was marginalize the incidents," Tarantino said.

"Anything I say now will sound like a crappy excuse," added the filmmaker, who won best screenplay Oscars for Django Unchained in 2013 and Pulp Fiction in 1995. Weinstein and Tarantino have worked closely for decades since the producer distributed Reservoir Dogs in 1992.

The pair also collaborated on Pulp Fiction, the Kill Bill films, Inglourious Basterds and The Hateful Eight.

The Pulp Fiction director first broke his silence on the scandal on October 13.

Tarantino said he was "stunned and heartbroken about the revelations that have come to light about my friend for 25 years Harvey Weinstein" and he needed time "to process my pain, emotions, anger and memory" before speaking about it.

Bourdain also went after Hillary Clinton after she condemned Weinstein's behavior. He cited her response as "disingenuous."

Actresses Daryl Hannah and Annabella Sciorra joined the chorus of women speaking out against Weinstein.

They joined women who claimed sexual harassment or rape by Weinstein.