” I believe it and I will work with him again” : Woody Allen may be boycotted by distributors in the United States because of accusations of sexual abuse, the American actress Scarlett Johansson, whom he has done several times , defended himself in an interview published Wednesday.
The US theatrical release of her latest film, A Rainy Day in New York , was canceled by Amazon when Woody Allen’s adoptive daughter, Dylan Farrow, renewed in 2018 charges of sexual assault at the filmmaker from 1992, when she was seven years old. Woody Allen has always categorically denied the accusations of the young woman, backed by her adoptive mother Mia Farrow and her brother Ronan. Prosecutions were dropped after two separate investigations lasting several months. In response to a question from Hollywood Reporter magazine, Scarlett Johansson officially sided with the 83-year-old director.
“I like Woody”
” I see Woody as soon as I can, and I’ve talked a lot about it with him. I spoke to him very directly, and he was very direct with me. He maintains that he is innocent and I believe him, “ says the actress in the media specializing in cinema. Johansson shot for Woody Allen in three of his films, Match Point (2005), Scoop (2006) and Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008).
The director has played an important role in the career of this actress, the best paid in the world according to the latest ranking Forbes . ” I like Woody (…). I believe him and I will work with him anytime , “ says Scarlett Johansson, also committed to the cause of women including the Time’s Up movement, initiated among others by his comrade Natalie Portman. An output that has generated many reactions against the star of Black Widow on social networks.