Mia Farrow reveals take on actors who choose to work with her ex Woody Allen
nypost.com“CBS Sunday Morning” this weekend and spoke about Allen, 88, whom she dated from 1980 to 1992, before he began a relationship with Mia’s adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn, 53.Allen has also been accused of molesting another one of Mia’s adopted daughters, Dylan Farrow, 39, when she was younger.During the interview, journalist Seth Doane asked Farrow: “Are you able to separate the experience as an actor in those films from the personal trials and tribulations that would follow?”“Oh yeah, yeah,” Farrow responded.“And I completely understand if an actor decides to work with him,” she said. “I’m not one who’d say, ‘Oh, they shouldn’t.’ “Allen’s career in Hollywood has taken a hit due to the decades-old sex abuse allegations from Dylan.
He’s denied the allegations and hasn’t been charged. There have been various actors who have publicly denounced Allen after working with him, including Kate Winslet, Colin Firth, Greta Gerwig, Timothee Chalamet, Rachel Brosnahan, Natalie Portman and Rebecca Hall.
However, other stars, such as Gina Gershon, Diane Keaton, Scarlett Johansson and Javier Bardem have defended collaborating with the “Annie Hall” director.
Blake Lively said he was “empowering” while avoiding talking about the allegations in 2016.Gershon, who starred in Allen’s 2020 comedy film “Rifkin’s Festival,” previously said in an interview that she signed onto the project because Allen is “a genius.”The actress was also asked about other actors distancing themselves from Allen. “If they’re against it, they just shouldn’t,” she said.Allen addressed losing support in Hollywood on “CBS Sunday Morning” in 2021, which was originally recorded in July 2020, but aired timed to the release of the HBO docuseries “Allen v.
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