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Dylan Farrow claims her father s3xually abused her in 1992
Woody Allen has stated he should be the "poster boy" for the Me Too motion as a result of he is by no means been accused of mistreating actresses he is labored with.
The director's daughter Dylan has stated he molested her in 1992 when she was seven, which he vigorously denies.
He stated that declare has meant he is been "lumped in" with "terrible harassers" amid the Hollywood abuse scandal.
But he stated he had labored with tons of of actresses and none had "ever suggested any kind of impropriety".
He advised Argentine TV present Periodismo Para Todos he absolutely helps these attempting to convey abusers to account.
"everybody wants justice to be done," he stated. "If there's one thing just like the Me Too motion now, you root for them, you need them to convey to justice these horrible harassers, these those who do all these horrible issues.
"And I assume that is a good factor. What bothers me is that I get linked in with them.
"People who have been accused by 20 women, 50 women, 100 women of abuse and abuse and abuseand I, who was only accused by one woman in a child custody case which was looked at and proven to be untrue, I get lumped in with these people."
Dylan Farrow's allegations first emerged in 1992 when the director was in a bitter custody battle with associate Mia Farrow.
Prosecutors in Connecticut investigated the alleged incident and determined to not convey expenses, though they stated there was "probable cause" to take action.
Allen maintains that Mia Farrow coached her daughter to make her allegation.
Ro Farrow, one other of the couple's youngsters, has beforehand stated he believes his sister. He was one of many first to report allegations towards Harvey Weinstein final October, kicking off the Me Too and Time's Up actions.
"As I say, I'm a big advocate of the Me Too movement," Woody Allen advised the interviewer. "When they discover individuals who harass harmless ladies and men, it is a good factor that they are exposing them.
"But, you understand, I should be the poster boy for the Me Too motion as a result of I have labored in films for 50 years. I've labored with tons of of actresses. Hundreds.
"And not a single onebig ones, famous ones, ones starting outhave ever, ever suggested any kind of impropriety at all. I've always had a wonderful record with them."
He also stated that he had created "wonderful roles" for many actresses and had employed greater than 200 ladies behind the digital camera and all the time paid them the identical as males.
"So I'm very much on their side and in their corner and feel part of that," he continued. "I'm in precept and spirit fully in favour of their bringing to justice real harassers.
"Now, if someone is innocent and they get swept up, that's very sad for the person. I think that's unjust. But otherwise I think it's a very good thing to expose harassment."
Moses Farrow, Allen and Farrow's adopted son, lately spoke in help of his father, saying he "continues to be condemned for a crime he did not commit".
Diane Keaton, who gained an Oscar for her position in Allen's 1977 movie Annie Hall, stated in January that she "continues to believe him".
But Colin Firth, Timothee Chalamet, Greta Gerwig and Rebecca Hall are amongst a variety of stars who've expressed remorse at working with the Oscar-winning film-maker.