http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/05/24/woody-allens-son-defends-father-from-27-year-old-molestation-claim/
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From Nolte's essay:
"Before I go any further, let me make my own biases clear… Regardless of how bad things may have been between Mia and Allen, his betrayal of her and the family with Soon-Yi was a monstrous act.
However, Allen was not Soon-Yi’s father or stepfather, or even a father figure. Allen did not live with Mia and the kids. Allen did not even stay overnight.
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Nevertheless, Allen’s behavior was appalling.
But this behavior was not illegal. Moreover, he and Soon-Yi have been married since 1997 and have two children of their own, and, frankly, I do not believe Allen molested Dylan.
Yes, as an adult, and as recently as Wednesday, Dylan stands by her molestation claim. But I do not believe it happened, and I do not know why or if she believes it. That is not for me or for anyone else to figure out. What I do know is that based on the evidence (or lack of), two exhaustive criminal investigations, and Allen’s otherwise impeccable behavior in his personal life, at the very least, Allen deserves and should receive the benefit of the doubt.
Unfortunately, that has not happened.
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And because of that, there has been a disgusting movement afoot to blacklist Allen out of the film business. A number of name actors have either said they will never work with Allen, or regret that they have. To their credit, a handful of others, like Scarlett Johansson, Alec Baldwin, and Cate Blanchett, have stood by the evidence and with Allen.
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What we have here are two vastly different stories from two different children — Moses and Dylan — and no way to divine what is and what is not true. But it is not up to us to divine the impossible.
Each of us sits as jurors in the courtroom of public opinion and that is a responsibility we should take seriously. And with conflicting testimony and a lack of concrete evidence to back up the allegations leveled against both Allen and Mia, I refuse to rule in favor of the either being socially ostracized and blacklisted.
In multiple essays in defense of Allen, Nolte has still not addressed the 10 Undeniable Facts About the Woody Allen Sexual-Abuse Allegation: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2014/02/woody-allen-sex-abuse-10-facts
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UncookedSpirit ago
Thanks for your links and for all your effort and shared words in this daunting fight. Joan Didion is quoted in "Unlearning Woody Allen" mentioning that there is "no visible family" for Tracy in Manhattan and "Tracy put me in mind of an American-International Pictures executive who once advised me, by way of pointing out the absence of adult characters in AIP beach movies, that nobody ever paid $3 to see a parent."
Armond White pointed out that there are no adults in Scott Pilgrim, which I much enjoyed, but putting a 42 year old Woody Allen in that would be weird. The Scott Pilgrim film really reveals the flaws of the main character and though Scott Pilgrim is far from 42 years old the film and Scott's peers are all uncomfortable with his relationship with a high school senior.
Factfinder2 ago
Excellent point. Woody Allen and his sociopathic ilk are constantly attempting to normalize their perverted exploitations. You don't have to be old and wise to know there's something wrong with that.