Director attacks ‘extremes’ of movement while promoting Coup de Chance, his 50th film, at Venice film festival, as well as addressing persistent interest in historic allegations against him
Woody Allen has voiced his support for thewhile promoting his new film, adding that he sometimes finds cancel culture “silly”.
Talking to Variety ahead of the premiere of his 50th film, Coup de Chance , Allen, 87, said he remained an advocate of #MeToo, but with caveats. In 2018, Allen’s four-picture deal with Amazon was cancelled in part apparently in reaction to jocular remarks by the director that he could be the poster boy for the #MeToo movement. Allen later sued the studio for $68m .
, Allen said his “reaction has always been the same. The situation has been investigated by two major investigative bodies. And both, after long detailed investigations, concluded there was no merit to these charges.
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