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Woody Allen: staff walk-out at publisher leads to cancelled book deal

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Lamahaha · 08/03/2020 13:39

www.theguardian.com/books/2020/mar/06/woody-allen-memoir-hachette-books?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&fbclid=IwAR1a3DfLgDhcc4sRI2vpIcl2g8SP73_2gtqYAE2VCzwzFhQgy91eaTbqtTA

Woody Allen is a creep and he should not be given a platform.

But: if only there'd be staff walk-outs at companies which promote the transagenda!

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zanahoria · 08/03/2020 15:28

I have huge reservations about him but he should be entitled to put his side of the story out.

and what exactly will this measure achieve?

RoyalCorgi · 08/03/2020 15:24

He didn't marry his own stepdaughter.

I'm not a fan of middle-aged men marrying much younger women, but it's not a crime, and it's not a reason to cancel a book contract.

The allegations by Dylan Farrow are at the very least unproven, and called into question by Moses Farrow's account. I think we should take all accusations of sexual abuse seriously - that doesn't mean that every single accusation is true.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 08/03/2020 15:21

I'm with @DidoLamenting on this one.

ellanwood · 08/03/2020 15:17

He married his own stepdaughter. he made his own biological son his brother in law. The man is monstrous.

BorneoBabe · 08/03/2020 15:00

He groomed and fucked a young woman he'd been a parental figure to from the time she was 8. This is a good article about it: theoutline.com/post/6264/woody-allen-soon-yi-previn-warped-reality

CaptainKirksSpikeyGhost · 08/03/2020 14:54

You (general you) can't squeal about "cancel culture" being wrong when it only affects your side.

This^

DidoLamenting · 08/03/2020 14:51

I don't agree with this at all. I have a lot of time for Ronan Farrow but this is a huge misjudgment.

You (general you) can't squeal about "cancel culture" being wrong when it only affects your side.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 08/03/2020 14:44

It's a troubling relationship, yes, but Farrow and Allen never lived together. They maintained two separate households. Andre Previn was Soon-Yi's adoptive father, not Allen.

Having said that, even without the familial complications I'd be very concerned about a relationship between a 22 yo woman and a wealthy, well-known 56yo man.

FWIW, as far as I know they're still together 28 years on, and have been married for 23 of those years. They have two children.

Deliriumoftheendless · 08/03/2020 14:36

Didn’t she live with Mia Farrow who lived in a separate house from Allen?

I’m not defending what happened but I don’t think she lived under his roof until much later.

LouHotel · 08/03/2020 14:32

He also married a woman who grew up in his household from a child.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 08/03/2020 14:29

I'm on the fence on this one. As far as I'm aware not one single person other than Dylan Farrow has alleged sexual misconduct against Allen. He wasn't prosecuted. (OK, we know the bar for prosecution is set very high.) One of Dylan's siblings has spoken up for Allen and make troubling allegations against Mia Farrow. The whole family seems pretty messed up to me.

I want people to make a stand on the basis of facts, tested in court where that's relevant and possible. The cancel culture bothers me.

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