Rape joke haunts Woody Allen at Cannes

Edit Indian Express 13 May 2016
Filmmaker Woody Allen was the subject of a rape joke at the opening night of the movie gala. Filmmaker Woody Allen, who returned to the Cannes Film Festival with his latest film “Cafe Society”, was the subject of a rape joke at the opening night of the movie gala ... The director’s estranged son Ronan also criticised Hollywood for continuing to celebrate him while ignoring these allegations in a recent article....

Ronan Farrow Compares ‘Predator’ Father Woody Allen to Bill Cosby

Edit Breitbart 12 May 2016
On the eve of the Cannes Film Festival in France, journalist and former television personality Ronan Farrow penned a blistering critique of his father, Woody Allen, in which he compares the behavior of the filmmaker to another alleged serial sexual abuser, comedian Bill Cosby ... ....

Ronan Farrow Blasts Woody Allen, Media Over Sex Assault Claims

Edit NBC News 12 May 2016
Ronan Farrow targeted his estranged father Woody Allen and the media's coverage of sexual assault claims against the Oscar-winning director in a scathing essay released on the opening day of the Cannes Film Festival ... ....

Hollywood Reporter banned from Woody Allen event for publishing Ronan Farrow essay

Edit The Washington Times 12 May 2016
Woody Allen's longtime publicist Leslee Dart banned The Hollywood Reporter from attending Thursday's lunch event for the director's Cannes opening-night film "Cafe Society," in retaliation for publishing a damning essay written by his estranged son, Ronan Farrow. "It's only natural that I would show displeasure when the press, in this ... ....

At Cannes, Woody Allen Addresses Ronan Farrow's Essay Revisiting Sexual-Abuse Allegations

Edit Vanity Fair 12 May 2016
Around the Web ... Woody Allen Responds to Dylan Farrow’s Open Letter; Addresses Ronan’s Paternity [Updated]BY JULIE MILLER ... ....

Woody Allen responds to Ronan Farrow: 'I never read anything about me'

Edit The Guardian 12 May 2016
The morning of the premiere, a piece by Ronan Farrow, Allen’s estranged son, ran in the Hollywood Reporter, restating his support for his stepsister, Dylan, who has in the past claimed Allen sexually assaulted her as a child ... Ronan Farrow condemns media for handling of Woody Allen allegations ... by Ronan’s letter mere hours before opening night....

Ronan Finn talks up Dundalk hunger to keep chasing pack at bay

Edit RTE 12 May 2016
Dundalk midfielder Ronan Finn has said there's a huge hunger within the ranks to keep the chasing pack at bay after landing the SSE Airtricity Player of the Month award. Finn netted five goals in a fruitful April as Stephen Kenny’s Lilywhites maintained their spot at the top of the table, sitting four points ahead of Cork City ... “We’ve been playing well....

Woody Allen hasn’t read Ronan Farrow’s op-ed and doesn’t plan to

Edit Vox 12 May 2016
While he was holding court during the official press conference for his new film Café Society, his son Ronan Farrow was publishing a blistering essay in the Hollywood Reporter, in which he criticized the mainstream press for not scrutinizing Allen thoroughly enough over the longstanding sexual abuse allegations that were spotlighted after the release of Blue Jasmine in 2013....

Why Ronan Farrow’s op-ed on Woody Allen and the media is so important

Edit Vox 12 May 2016
Journalist Ronan Farrow wrote a powerful op-ed in the Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday, taking the news media and the entertainment industry to task for the silencing of his sister Dylan Farrow, who says their father Woody Allen sexually abused her as a child. Farrow includes himself in the blame. He discusses how he begged Dylan not to write about the incident publicly in 2014, and how ashamed he is of himself for that now ... ....

Woody Allen addresses Ronan Farrow fallout (sort of)

Edit The Oklahoman 12 May 2016
CANNES, France — On Wednesday at the Cannes Film Festival, journalists at a news conference for “Café Society” refrained from asking writer-director Woody Allen about the elephant in the room. the publication earlier that day of an essay by Allen’s estranged son Ronan Farrow about the media’s approach to allegations of abuse by daughter Dylan Farrow ... Whatever it was, the opportunity finally came up to raise the elephant ... Sort of ... ———....

Woody Allen responds to rape joke, Ronan Farrow essay

Edit Boston Herald 12 May 2016
At a lunch for reporters on Thursday afternoon,. Woody Allen spoke out for the first time about a controversial rape joke that was part of last night's opening night ceremony at the Cannes Film Festival ... Roman Polanski as well ... Julie Miller then asked about the Ronan Farrow guest column published in The Hollywood Reporter yesterday, about how the media didn't take seriously the rape allegations made by his sister ... I work ... ....

Woody Allen compares Ronan Farrow’s essay about him to a bad review

Edit Zap2it 12 May 2016
“I am completely in favor of comedians making any jokes they want,” Allen said to a question asked by Variety. “I am a non-judgmental or [non]-censorship person on jokes ... Vanity Fair’s Katey Rich then asked about the Ronan Farrow guest column published in The Hollywood Reporter Wednesday, about how the media didn’t take seriously the rape allegations made by his sister Dylan Farrow against their father ... ....

Celebrity News

Edit IMDb 12 May 2016
Ronan Farrow Slams Miley Cyrus, Kristen Stewart and More Stars for Working With Woody Allen. Ronan Farrow wants the world to start asking tougher questions when it comes to his father, Woody Allen....
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