Woody Allen Stands by #MeToo Poster Boy Comments – Variety | woody allen 2019
WoodyAllen[1]ismaintainingthatheisaself-proclaimed“posterboy”forthe#MeToomovementandsayshedoesn’tcarethatpartsofHollywoodandthefilmindustryhaveshunnedhim.“I’veworkedwithhundredsofactresses;notoneofthemhasevercomplainedaboutme,notasinglecomplaint.I’veworkedwith,employedwomeninthetopcapacities,ineverycapacity,foryearsandwe’vealwayspaidthemexactlytheequalofmen,”AllensaidinaninterviewwithFrance24[2].“I’vedoneeverythingthatthe#MeToomovementwouldlovetoachievewitheverybody.”Whenaskedifheregrettedca...
Woody Allen[1] is maintaining that he is a self-proclaimed “poster boy” for the #MeToo movement and says he doesn’t care that parts of Hollywood and the film industry have shunned him.
“I’ve worked with hundreds of actresses; not one of them has ever complained about me, not a single complaint. I’ve worked with, employed women in the top capacities, in every capacity, for years and we’ve always paid them exactly the equal of men,” Allen said in an interview with France24[2]. “I’ve done everything that the #MeToo movement would love to achieve with everybody.”
When asked if he regretted calling himself a “poster boy” for the #MeToo movement in a 2018 interview, the director stood by the statement, saying, “I should be.”
Amazon Studios shelved Allen’s “A Rainy Day in New York[3]” for U.S. release after the #MeToo movement prompted renewed scrutiny over Allen’s 1991 alleged molestation of his then seven-year-old adopted daughter Dylan Farrow. The film is s...