You’re not going to find too many people in Hollywood defending Woody Allen at the moment, at least not openly. The filmmaker has seen several of his collaborators past and present distance themselves from the director, in the wake of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movement, and Dylan Farrow‘s detailed allegation of sexual assault. So far, only Alec Baldwin has defended Allen, but now another voice has spoken out in support of the director.
Allen’s former partner and longtime muse, Diane Keaton, has hit Twitter with a simple statement defending the filmmaker. In addition, the actress included a “60 Minutes” interview with Allen from 1992, after the allegation first made headlines around the world.
Woody Allen is my friend and I continue to believe him. It might be of interest to take a look at the 60 Minute interview from 1992 and see what you think. https://t.co/QVQIUxImB1
— Diane Keaton (@Diane_Keaton) January 29, 2018
However, it didn’t take long for blowback on Keaton’s comments to occur, with Judd Apatow chiming in with his thoughts on the Allen saga, and what he believes was the director’s cruelty to his family.
I see a man who wanted what he wanted and didn’t care that he was having an affair with a 19 year old when he was 54 who was also his daughter’s sister.He also took nude photos of this child who he had known since she was nine and left them out for his family to see. Narcissism. https://t.co/uhiTY5p7bh
— Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) January 30, 2018
That’s a very good question. https://t.co/vfJLOFfQvU
— Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) January 30, 2018
Woody Allen was so awful to that family and all of those kids, some of whom were refugees, some with disabilities.He is so proud of having no relationship with them. Can you imagine being around a family for a decade and not wanting to know any of the children? Heartbreaking. https://t.co/e0nweTB2HU
— Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) January 30, 2018
Allen’s next picture, “A Rainy Day In New York” is currently in post-production. It’s scheduled to be released by Amazon Studios, however, there are rumblings that with the recent storm of press around the director, they may end up dumping the picture.