Scarlett Johansson has maintained her continuous support for Woody Allen, who has been denounced by much of the film industry amid sexual assault allegations made by his stepdaughter, Dylan Farrow.
The actress, who featured in three of Allen’s films, “Match Point”, “Scoop”, and “Vicky Christina Barcelona”, is one of the few people who have openly endorsed the director in the face of the allegations, which were first made in 1992 and resurfaced in the context of the #MeToo movement. Allen has consistently denied these allegations, and New York authorities have looked into and rejected them.
In a new interview with The Daily Telegraph, the Marvel star tackled the possibility of blowback to her backing, stating it was “hard to know” whether she has faced any impact in both her professional or personal life. “You never know what the domino effect is, exactly. But my mom always encouraged me to be myself, [to see] that it’s important to have integrity and stand up for what you believe in.”
She more thoroughly advocated, “At the same time, I think it’s also important to know when it’s not your turn. I don’t mean that you should silence yourself. I mean sometimes it’s just not your time. And that’s something I’ve understood more as I’ve matured.”
The Black Widow actor said to The Hollywood Reporter in 2019 during the #MeToo movement, “I love Woody. I believe him, and I would work with him anytime.” “I see Woody whenever I can, and I have had a lot of conversations with him about it,” she continued at the time. “I have been very direct with him, and he’s very direct with me. He maintains his innocence, and I believe him.”
In a candid letter that appeared in the New York Times in 2014, Dylan Farrow, Allen’s adopted daughter, claimed that the filmmaker had sexually assaulted her when she was seven years old while he was seeing her mother, actor Mia Farrow. Allen rejected the charges and said that Mia taught Dylan to falsely accuse him of sexual misconduct to get back at him after their divorce. Allen was probed over allegations, and no charges of misconduct were ever brought against him.
