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Op-Ed Dylan Farrow: Why has the #MeToo revolution spared Woody Allen?
Source: LA Times
Editors Note: Woody Allen, who declined to comment prior to publication, has long denied the allegations described in this Op-Ed. Dylan Farrows allegations against Allen were investigated by sex-abuse experts at Yale-New Haven Hospital and by law enforcement. A states attorney in Connecticut said he had probable cause to prosecute in 1993 but did not file charges.
We are in the midst of a revolution. From allegations against studio heads and journalists, to hotel maids recounting abuses on the job, women are exposing the truth and men are losing their jobs. But the revolution has been selective.
I have long maintained that when I was 7 years old, Woody Allen led me into an attic, away from the babysitters who had been instructed never to leave me alone with him. He then sexually assaulted me. I told the truth to the authorities then, and I have been telling it, unaltered, for more than 20 years. Why is it that Harvey Weinstein and other accused celebrities have been cast out by Hollywood, while Allen recently secured a multimillion-dollar distribution deal with Amazon, greenlit by former Amazon Studios executive Roy Price before he was suspended over sexual misconduct allegations? Allens latest feature, Wonder Wheel, was released theatrically on Dec. 1.
Allen denies my allegations. But this is not a he said, child said situation. Allens pattern of inappropriate behavior putting his thumb in my mouth, climbing into bed with me in his underwear, constant grooming and touching was witnessed by friends and family members. At the time of the alleged assault, he was in therapy for his conduct towards me. Three eyewitnesses substantiated my account, including a babysitter who saw Allen with his head buried in my lap after he had taken off my underwear. Allen refused to take a polygraph administered by the Connecticut state police.
We are in the midst of a revolution. From allegations against studio heads and journalists, to hotel maids recounting abuses on the job, women are exposing the truth and men are losing their jobs. But the revolution has been selective.
I have long maintained that when I was 7 years old, Woody Allen led me into an attic, away from the babysitters who had been instructed never to leave me alone with him. He then sexually assaulted me. I told the truth to the authorities then, and I have been telling it, unaltered, for more than 20 years. Why is it that Harvey Weinstein and other accused celebrities have been cast out by Hollywood, while Allen recently secured a multimillion-dollar distribution deal with Amazon, greenlit by former Amazon Studios executive Roy Price before he was suspended over sexual misconduct allegations? Allens latest feature, Wonder Wheel, was released theatrically on Dec. 1.
Allen denies my allegations. But this is not a he said, child said situation. Allens pattern of inappropriate behavior putting his thumb in my mouth, climbing into bed with me in his underwear, constant grooming and touching was witnessed by friends and family members. At the time of the alleged assault, he was in therapy for his conduct towards me. Three eyewitnesses substantiated my account, including a babysitter who saw Allen with his head buried in my lap after he had taken off my underwear. Allen refused to take a polygraph administered by the Connecticut state police.
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-farrow-woody-allen-me-too-20171207-story.html
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Op-Ed Dylan Farrow: Why has the #MeToo revolution spared Woody Allen? (Original Post)
demmiblue
Dec 2017
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Woody Allen is the victim of Mia Farrow's unending desire for vengeance
Vinnie From Indy
Jan 2018
#2
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)1. Dylan Farrow has been absolutely killin' it lately...
Vinnie From Indy
(10,820 posts)2. Woody Allen is the victim of Mia Farrow's unending desire for vengeance