Farrow’s outrage after ‘years of being ignored’ over Woody Allen allegation
DYLAN FARROW has said she feels “outrage” following years of being ignored over a sexual assault allegation against her adoptive father Woody Allen.
The 32-year-old is to appear on television to discuss the allegation and claimed she wanted to “bring down” the filmmaker in an extract of the interview released by CBS yesterday.
The full interview is Ms Farrow’s first on television according to the US broadcaster, and comes after she used a newspaper article to question why Mr Allen (inset) has been spared by the “revolution” that ended Harvey Weinstein’s career. In the preview clip she said: “Why shouldn’t I want to bring him down? Why shouldn’t I be angry? Why shouldn’t I be hurt? Why shouldn’t I feel some sort of... outrage that after all these years, being ignored and disbelieved and tossed aside?”
Asked why people should believe her, a tearful Ms Farrow replied: “I suppose that’s on them, but all I can do is speak my truth and hope... that someone will believe me instead of just hearing.”
She added: “I am credible, and I am telling the truth, and I think it’s important that people realise that one victim, one accuser, matters. And that they are enough to change things.”
Mr Allen (82) faces renewed questions over his alleged behaviour as he prepares for the release of his latest film in an industry coming to grips with its history of sexual harassment and abuse.
He has always denied the allegation, but was investigated over the claim that he molested Ms Farrow in an attic in 1992 when she was seven, but he was not charged.
Oscar-tipped actor Timothee Chalamet said that he did not want to profit from his role in ‘A Rainy Day In New York’ and would instead donate his salary to three charities combating abuse and harassment, including Time’s Up.
Rebecca Hall previously apologised for her role in the film and said she would also donate her earnings to the celebrity-backed initiative.
Others to distance themselves from Mr Allen in recent weeks include ‘To Rome With Love’s’ Greta Gerwig, ‘Wonder Wheel’s’ David Krumholtz and Mira Sorvino, who vowed to never work with him again having won an Oscar for her role in 1995’s ‘Mighty Aphrodite’.