In a recent interview in Time Out New York, Lena Dunham told her Girls co-producer Jenni Konner that she’d been moved to speak out against Woody Allen by the moral courage of her longtime mentor Judd Apatow. According to Dunham, the powerful Hollywood director was “one of the first people ever to speak out against Woody Allen.” But, uh—did he?
Dylan Farrow, responding to accusations that she has been both brainwashed by her mother Mia Farrow and that she's purposely tanking her father Woody Allen's Oscar chances, tells People that neither of these claims are true: she is, according to the interview, hoping that by speaking out, she'll "help at least one person out there."
Before its publication by New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof on Saturday, the Los Angeles Times op-ed department passed on Dylan Farrow's letter alleging sexual abuse by her father Woody Allen.
Woody Allen appears ready to publicly address his daughter Dylan Farrow's accusations of sexual abuse. According to The New York Times, Allen has "asked for, and may get, a chance to respond — in an Op-Ed piece." Whether or not the piece will actually be published "comes down to the editing process."
Moses Farrow, Mia Farrow's estranged son and older brother to Dylan, does not believe his father Woody Allen sexually abused his sister. In an interview with People on Wednesday, Moses blames his mother for "poisoning" the children against their father.
Woody Allen's lawyers and friends are quick to argue that the latest round of child abuse accusations against the actor are perfectly timed to destroy what should have been a fruitful awards season. But the real truth is that these allegations, these stories, and Allen's history with young women have been a matter of public record for at least 20 years.
