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Woody Allen’s publicist: Dylan Farrow’s allegations ‘untrue,’ ‘disgraceful’

The Columbian
Published: February 2, 2014, 4:00pm
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Director Woody Allen trading grins with a pursuing television reporter as he arrives at State Supreme Court in Manhattan, New York, for a 1993 hearing in which he requested more liberal visitation rights with his children during his ongoing dispute with ex-lover actress Mia Farrow.
Director Woody Allen trading grins with a pursuing television reporter as he arrives at State Supreme Court in Manhattan, New York, for a 1993 hearing in which he requested more liberal visitation rights with his children during his ongoing dispute with ex-lover actress Mia Farrow. Dylan Farrow renewed molestation allegations against Allen on Saturday, claiming the movie director sexually assaulted her when she was 7 after he and actress Mia Farrow adopted her. Photo Gallery

NEW YORK — Woody Allen called Dylan Farrow’s allegations of child molestation “untrue and disgraceful,” signaling that he would fight renewed claims dating back to Allen’s tempestuous relationship with actress Mia Farrow in the early 1990s.

The movie director’s publicist Leslee Dart said in an email Sunday that Allen has read Dylan Farrow’s open letter, published online Saturday by The New York Times, claiming she was sexually assaulted when she was 7 by her then adoptive father.

“Mr. Allen has read the article and found it untrue and disgraceful,” Dart said.

Allen’s lawyer, Elkan Abramowitz, also reacted: “It is tragic that after 20 years a story engineered by a vengeful lover resurfaces after it was fully vetted and rejected by independent authorities. The one to blame for Dylan’s distress is neither Dylan nor Woody Allen.”

Dylan Farrow claimed that in 1992 at their Connecticut home, Allen led her to a “dim, closet-like attic” and “then he sexually assaulted me.” Farrow didn’t specify Allen’s actions but described other abusive behavior. Ronan Farrow, the son of Allen and Mia Farrow (though she has said ex-husband Frank Sinatra could be the father), said on Twitter: “I love and support my sister and think her words speak for themselves.”

Allen was investigated on child molestation claims for the 1992 accusation but not charged.

Dylan Farrow’s open letter didn’t urge renewed legal action, but a retrial for Allen in the court of public opinion. Farrow, who now lives in Florida, is married, and goes by another name, argued for fans of Allen’s movies and actors who star in his films not to “turn a blind eye.”

Sony Pictures Classics, which regularly distributes Allen’s films including his latest, “Blue Jasmine,” on Sunday urged caution in any rush to judgment.

“This is a very complicated situation and a tragedy for everyone involved,” the company said in a statement. “Mr. Allen has never been charged in relationship to any of this, and therefore deserves our presumption of innocence.”

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