SAD FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED: WOODY ALLEN

Woody Allen opens up about the allegations against Harvey Weinstein

Veteran filmmaker Woody Allen has said that he feels sad for Harvey Weinstein and the women who were subjected to sexual abuse at the hands of the media mogul. Allen also said no one opened up about these incidents “with any real seriousness” to him since people were only interested in making their films in the end.

“The whole Harvey Weinstein thing is very sad for everybody involved. Tragic for the poor women that were involved, sad for Harvey that (his) life is so messed up,” Allen told BBC.

The Oscar-winning director said he hopes these allegations will lead to some drastic changes in the film industry but also voiced his concern about Hollywood slipping into a “witch-hunt” culture. “You also don’t want it to lead to a witch-hunt atmosphere, where every guy in an office who winks at a woman is suddenly having to call a lawyer to defend himself. That’s not right either,” Allen said.

The director has been a frequent collaborator with Weinstein, having worked in films such as Bullets Over Broadway (1994), Everyone Says I Love You (1996), Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008).

Allen, however, was criticised for feeling “sad for Harvey”. He clarified his stand saying, “I thought it was clear the meaning was: because he is a sad, sick man.”

No one ever came to me or told me these horror stories with any seriousness WOODY ALLEN, DIRECTOR

Multiple allegations of sexual harassment and abuse have surfaced against producer Harvey Weinstein over the last week