Mike White’s scathing reaction to The White Lotus’ ‘not a team player’ composer quitting show: ‘He never respected me’ | Web Series
The White Lotus creator Mike White has no time for edgy music composers who don’t believe in working with a team. Last week, show’s music man Cristóbal Tapia de Veer announced in an interview with The New York Times that he won’t be returning for a fourth season of the show, alleging that Mike would not let him have a free hand. Now, Mike has shed another light on the ‘fight’. Mike White defends his collaborative approach after composer Cristóbal Tapia de Veer publicly cites creative differences as the reason for his departure from the show. Mike White reacts to show composer’s criticism During a conversation with Howard Stern following the season finale, Mike, who also serves as the show’s sole writer and director, spoke about the composer publicly quitting over an alleged feud. “I don’t think he respected me. He wants people to know that he’s edgy and dark and I’m, I don’t know, like I watch reality TV. We never really even fought. He says we feuded. I don’t think I ever had …

