Statement of director accused of pedophilia, marrying girlfriend's adopted daughter

Director Woody Allen and 30 years of living in scandal

In the life of American director Woody Allen (87 years old), his biggest scandal was when his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow accused him of sexual harassment in August 1992. At the time of the accusation, Dylan was only 7 years old. Dylan Farrow was adopted by Woody Allen along with actress Mia Farrow - his former lover, the couple was together from 1980 to 1992.

In the film industry, director Woody Allen and actress Mia Farrow collaborated for more than a decade on 13 films. Allen and Farrow split after his relationship with Farrow's adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn, was discovered.

After their separation, Mr. Allen was accused by Ms. Farrow of sexually harassing their adopted daughter, Dylan (then 7 years old). However, Mr. Allen was not convicted because there was not enough evidence for the court to come to a conclusion.

Director Woody Allen with his biological son and adopted daughter when he was still with actress Mia Farrow (Photo: Daily Mail).

For his part, director Woody Allen has always denied these allegations and asserted that everything Dylan said was "manipulated" by her adoptive mother - actress Mia Farrow - as a way for her to "get revenge" on Mr. Allen, when she discovered he had a relationship with one of her adopted daughters.

Investigations by authorities later confirmed that there was no evidence that Dylan was sexually harassed by director Woody Allen. However, over the years, Dylan Farrow has always asserted that she was harassed by director Woody Allen, which has greatly affected Allen's reputation and career.

In fact, to this day, actress Mia Farrow and her adopted daughter Dylan often react to Mr. Allen’s new film projects, criticizing the stars who collaborate with him. When he released his autobiography, they also strongly protested, causing many publishers to hesitate and then refuse to cooperate with Mr. Allen to avoid controversy.

At 87, director Woody Allen has spent three decades in the midst of scandals over his personal life. As for Soon-Yi Previn - the adopted daughter of actress Mia Farrow, when director Allen first started his relationship with her in 1992, Woody Allen was 57 years old, and Soon-Yi Previn was only 22.

Director Woody Allen with his wife and two adopted children appeared on the red carpet of the Venice Film Festival (Photo: Daily Mail).

After their relationship was discovered by Mia Farrow, Allen and Previn decided to go public with their relationship. They married in Venice, Italy, in 1997. They later adopted two daughters. Allen and Previn's marriage lasted nearly three decades.

Regarding his relationship with Previn, director Woody Allen once said: "I am not Soon-Yi's adoptive father or stepfather. I never lived in the same house as Mia Farrow. I never slept in Mia Farrow's house, and I was not there very often, until I had my own child and adopted it with Mia.

I never had a family meal there. I didn't act as a father figure to the children Mia adopted before she became attached to me."

Woody Allen also claimed that Soon-Yi never treated him like a father and that they rarely spoke to each other until they began their relationship. At the beginning of their relationship in 1992, Woody Allen was 57 years old, and Soon-Yi Previn was 22.

Director Woody Allen calmly appears at Venice Film Festival, despite reactions

At the ongoing Venice Film Festival, director Woody Allen promoted his new film, Coup de Chance . At the event, Mr. Allen appeared on the red carpet with his wife and two adopted children. He freely answered questions from the press, including questions surrounding the sexual harassment allegations against his adopted daughter.

Mr. Allen said that boycott culture has revealed "silliness" at times. He cited his own life story as an example, Allen was constantly ostracized and boycotted at all levels because of the sexual harassment allegations against his adopted daughter. The suspicions have haunted him for decades.

Director Woody Allen comfortably answered questions posed to him by the press at the Venice Film Festival (Photo: Daily Mail).

He said: "I think when we promote boycotting certain individuals in the art world, maybe the culture and arts themselves will also suffer setbacks. I see boycott culture sometimes revealing silly things. Any trend that brings benefits is good, but in boycott culture, there are times when I see things being pushed too far, becoming silly.

That's when people become extreme, trying to create problems, even when things don't have to be that way. For my part, I don't think about whether I'm being boycotted or not. I don't know what being boycotted means. I just know that over the years, for me, things have remained the same. I'm still focused on making my films."

Director Allen insists that he has never been a toxic figure to the development and advancement of women. On the contrary, Allen believes that he has made a positive contribution to the advancement of women in the film industry: "I've made 50 movies. I've always had women on my crew. I've always paid them the same as men.

I have worked with hundreds of actresses and have never had a single one complain about me during our collaboration. No one has ever said that I am mean or unpleasant at work, and no one has ever said that they were harassed by me during our collaboration.

I have worked with women of all levels of fame, from unknown extras to famous stars, and no one has ever had any complaints about me, because there is nothing to complain about."

A group of people protested the appearance of director Woody Allen at the Venice Film Festival (Photo: Daily Mail).

Appearing at the Venice Film Festival this time, director Woody Allen once again denied the sexual harassment allegations of the past: "My reaction to the accusations has always been the same. The incident has been investigated by the authorities twice. Both investigations were lengthy and conducted in great detail, and in the end, they concluded that the accusations were unfounded.

The fact that these allegations keep coming back makes me think that maybe people like it. Maybe there's something interesting about it for people? Why? I think the only way to resolve this is to investigate, and they've already investigated me."

Mr Allen said he had not seen his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow for many years, but he was always willing to meet again to mend his broken relationship with her.

The Venice Film Festival's artistic director, Alberto Barbera, has defended the decision to invite Allen to the festival. "Woody Allen was investigated twice in the late 1990s, and was eventually cleared by the investigating agency. I don't see any problem with inviting him to the festival," Barbera said.

Director Woody Allen calmly appeared at the Venice Film Festival (Video: Daily Mail).

American director Woody Allen has been making films for nearly seven decades, and has received 24 Oscar nominations and won four. Allen is currently the most nominated person at the Oscars in the Best Original Screenplay category, with a total of 16 nominations.

He has won four Oscars, one for Best Director (for Annie Hall - 1977) and three for Best Original Screenplay (for Annie Hall - 1977; Hannah and Her Sisters - 1986; Midnight in Paris - 2011).

Woody Allen's film career has been filled with nominations and awards. Many famous actors want to act in his films to have the opportunity to appear in quality art house projects.

However, after working together, many actors were criticized for working with someone who had been accused of child molestation. To ease the criticism, many actors spoke up to explain that they had not considered carefully, they felt regretful for working with Woody Allen and would donate all of their remuneration to charity.

A group of people protested the presence of director Woody Allen at the Venice Film Festival (Video: Daily Mail).

In fact, Woody Allen has been a controversial figure for decades. He is a talented and award-winning director, but he also has a scandalous personal life, with accusations of pedophilia and a controversial relationship with his girlfriend's adopted daughter.

Director Allen's new film - Coup de Chance - is his 50th feature film, and is entirely in French. Director Allen said he is retiring, and Coup de Chance will be one of the last films in his career.

Coup de Chance revolves around an ideal couple. They are the perfect couple in the eyes of those around them, as both have successful careers, stable finances and are always closely attached to each other. But then the wife accidentally meets an old high school classmate, she is fascinated. Through their meetings, the two old classmates become increasingly close.

Trailer for the movie "Coup De Chance" by director Woody Allen (Video: Woody Allen/YouTube).

According to The Guardian/New York Post

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