WITLESS FOR THE DEFENSE

Woody: Don’t go all ‘witch hunt’ over Harvey

Fellow accused perv Woody Allen says that while the Harvey Weinstein scandal is “tragic for the poor women” and “sad for Harvey,” you “don’t want it to lead to a witchhunt atmosphere . . . where every guy in an office who winks at a woman is suddenly having to call a lawyer to defend himself.”

Accused molester Woody Allen said he feels “sad” for disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein — and worries of a coming witch hunt targeting “every guy in an office who winks at a woman.”

“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,” the “Annie Hall” director told the BBC Sunday.

“There’s no winners in that, it’s just very, very sad and tragic for those poor women that had to go through that,” said Allen. “But you do hear a million fanciful rumors all the time. And some turn out to be true and some — many — are just stories about this actress, or that actor.”

But Allen, who himself has been accused of molesting his daughter Dylan Farrow, said he didn’t want claims against powerful men to go too far.

“You also don’t want it to lead to a witch hunt atmosphere, a Salem 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,” the filmmaker added.

Allen’s son Ronan Farrow published a take-down of Weinstein in the New Yorker last week, having spoken to 13 women who accused the former exec of sexual harassment, assault and rape.

Weinstein — who has now been accused by some 30 women in the entertainment industry of sex abuse, from creepy come-ons to rape — is credited with reviving Allen’s career following the alle- gations he abused his adopted daughter.

Rose McGowan, who has accused Weinstein of raping her, called Allen a “vile little worm” on Twitter Sunday in response to Allen’s BBC interview.

The allegations against the director came to light in the 1990s after Mia Farrow separated from Allen, following the discovery he was having an affair with her adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn.

Allen has denied all accusations of abuse.

Weinstein, who was booted Saturday from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has said all encounters were consensual.

The NYPD and London authorities are reportedly investigating the allegations against the tarnished studio big.