OT: Woody Allen Abuse Allegations
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The sexual abuse allegations raised by Mia Farrow against Woody Allen have surfaced again in Dylan Farrow's letter to the NYT.
Just to let you know where I'm coming from, I am a huge Woody Allen fan and I don't believe any abuse occurred. IMO, a bitter Mia Farrow concocted the allegations to hurt Woody. Dylan, after 20 years of brainwashing, believes she was sexually assaulted, but she is really the victim of her angry and jealous mother. But you can decide for yourselves.
Dylan Farrow's letter:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/02/opinio…
Woody Allen's denial 20 years ago on 60 Minutes:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/20…
Just to let you know where I'm coming from, I am a huge Woody Allen fan and I don't believe any abuse occurred. IMO, a bitter Mia Farrow concocted the allegations to hurt Woody. Dylan, after 20 years of brainwashing, believes she was sexually assaulted, but she is really the victim of her angry and jealous mother. But you can decide for yourselves.
Dylan Farrow's letter:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/02/opinio…
Woody Allen's denial 20 years ago on 60 Minutes:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/20…
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But, I kinda see it differently. A ten minute read and then on to something else. She would have been better off (and other victims) working for charities tackling this subject.
I was trapped on flight to Las Vegas and they showed one of his (lesser quality) films. Times like that is when I wish I would have taken the train.
I could just as easily call the NYT a conservative rag for the Judith Miller BS. And that helped push us into a costly and pointless war. Although I'm glad Saddam Hussein got his, there are worse dictators in the world and I'm not convinced Iraq is any better off. Did we need to spend lives and money for that?
The Allen/Farrow stuff has no implications for anybody but Allen and Farrow. If Allen did it he's deserves to be punished. He won't be because Farrow never pursued charges. And he's innocent until proven guilty. The Soon-Yi thing is a bit of a boundary issue, arguably, but she was apparently 19 when it started and apparently Allen and Farrow lived separately. No evidence that the dude likes really young girls so I view him as likely to be innocent and see his movies if I think I'll like them...
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