#moses farrow

[woodyallenweb]

[whentheleveebreaks1971]

A SON SPEAKS OUT By Moses Farrow

I’m a very private person and not at all interested in public attention. But, given the incredibly inaccurate and misleading attacks...

[boxcarwild]

Actors are lining up to condemn Woody Allen. Why now?

I get why people feel icky about Woody Allen. But this case should not be tried by public opinion

1) Moses Farrow claims that he was with Woody and Dylan when the molestation is alleged to have taken place, and that Mia later coached Moses (then 14) and Dylan (then 7) into claiming abuse from Woody. That has an obvious bearing on Dylan’s claims.

2) Woody Allen can technically still be prosecuted. 1992 is still within the statute of limitations for child molestation. Back then, he was investigated by 7 different investigators across two different states, who concluded that there was no case to answer. Two of whom said that they believed that Dylan Farrow had been coached by Mia. Woody Allen never had a trial because there was no need for one. He exceeds the legal standards of innocence, and there’s clearly a lot of reasonable doubt for anyone who hasn’t drunk an aquarium full of ideological Kool-Aid.

3) Allen didn’t marry his adopted daughter. This fact can be discovered with two minutes of Googling, and such ignorance makes it difficult to take people seriously on other subjects.

4) Freeman isn’t saying “Listen to women, but don’t believe them”. She’s saying don’t ignore women; rationally weigh up what they’re saying, and then decide if what they’re saying is credible. There has to be a middle-ground between ignoring women and descending into the condemn-first ask-questions-later mentality we’ve seen with Duke Lacrosse, Liam Allan, UVA and Emmet Till. Again, try not being so ideological.

5) Bill Cosby’s crimes fall outside the statute of limitations, which we can all agree sucks. But I find it curious that people aren’t campaigning for the statute of limitations to be abolished from now on, to prevent future Cosby-like cases, and are instead attempting to weave together some kind of conspiracy theory about how Western justice is useless and can therefore be tossed aside in favour of public humiliation. They clearly haven’t thought through the long-term consequences of this.

[boxcarwild]

"The accusation against [Woody Allen] is horrific, but it comes from a single person who was very young at the time; came in the most crucial and intense moments of a brutal divorce and custody battle; was not affirmed by either the Yale-New Haven Hospital Child Sexual Abuse Clinic or New York Social Services after months-long investigations from both; has been consistently rejected by Dylan Farrow’s sibling Moses Farrow, who was in the house at the time of the alleged incident; and which Allen has vehemently denied. There is simply no objective way to suggest that the allegations against Allen are remotely as convincing as those against [Mike] Tyson. And yet the latter gets to serve as a cuddly symbol of 1980s athletic excellence and 21st-century comedy, while the former lost his Amazon deal, saw his films removed from several streaming services, was denounced by dozens or hundreds of eminent Hollywood figures, and in general was made persona non grata in polite society. The contrast, to me, does not compute in basic moral or procedural terms." - Freddie deBoer

[jerseydeanne]

Moses Farrow ‘happy’ to take Woody Allen’s name after ‘abusive’ childhood with Mia Farrow

Moses Farrow ‘happy’ to take Woody Allen’s name after ‘abusive’ childhood with Mia Farrow

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[ourquietman]

I get why people feel icky about [Woody] Allen. Some of us were rolling our eyes at Manhattan, his film about a man’s relationship with a schoolgirl, before the leading lights of #MeToo were born. But this is not a case that should be tried by public opinion, and I find it extraordinary that people point to Allen’s relationship with Soon-Yi and his films as evidence for the prosecution, as if his fondness for pairing much younger women and older men is proof of paedophelia. Young women are not little girls. MeToo emerged because so many women have lost faith in the justice system. Too many victims have been silenced – but that is not the situation in Dylan Farrow’s case. Justice is not “Believe all women”, as I’ve seen many people claim; it is “Listen to all women”. And now that women are being listened to, we need to decide what to do with this long-awaited power. How do we handle ambiguity, and the right to a presumption of innocence? Condemnation needs to have real substance, or this much-needed movement risks becoming meaningless.

Hadley Freeman in THE GUARDIAN

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Moses Farrow Speaks Out

by Eric Lax Writer/director Robert Weide has stated, “It is possible to believe in Woody Allen’s innocence without branding Dylan Farrow a liar.” The key to this seeming contradic…

Don’t fear doing your own research. And a question: is emotional manipulation of a child not a crime as well?  

If you believe Dylan Farrow’s obligations unequivocally, do you not believe that you owe Moses Farrow the same? I don’t really give a shit about Woody Allen.  I like many of his movies and have been severely disappointed by others. I have no problem with any actor (Timothee Chalamet most definitely included) donating his/her salary to charity, that is their choice.

The pitchfork reaction found on Twitter and Tumblr and Instagram, etc. is often accompanied by a startling lack of education about the Woody Allen ‘scandal’.  

Here we are in the one of the most exciting periods of social awakening, but it also requires exquisite attention to detail. Simply pointing your finger and scream “j’accuse!” leads to mistakes (like the one currently roiling around Woody Allen) that can damage the movement and ruin a reputation and career.  

Righteous anger requires righteous caution.

[avva-rm]

Start to Finish: Woody Allen and the Art of Moviemaking

A new book about Woody Allen’s film career includes allegations that Mia Farrow, his former partner, was abusive toward their children and coached their daughter, Dylan, to accuse Mr. Allen of sexual abuse. An excerpt from the book, which will be published Tuesday, was provided by its publisher, Knopf.

Moses Farrow, the adopted son of Mr. Allen and Ms. Farrow, made the accusations in an interview with Eric Lax, who has had a friendly professional relationship with Mr. Allen for decades and has written extensively about him. Mr. Lax’s new book is “Start to Finish: Woody Allen and the Art of Moviemaking.” Moses has spoken out before about his family and the abuse case, but his remarks to Mr. Lax go into far more detail.

The original investigation into Dylan Farrow’s allegations, which were first made in 1992, took several turns. A doctor who headed the investigation, John M. Leventhal, who interviewed Dylan nine times, said there were inconsistencies in her story. A month later, a Manhattan judge sided with Ms. Farrow, awarding her custody of their children and calling Mr. Allen “self-absorbed, untrustworthy and insensitive.” Frank S. Maco, a state’s attorney in Connecticut, later said there was probable cause to charge Mr. Allen, but he would not do so — to avoid causing further trauma for Dylan.

Mr. Allen has denied the abuse allegations.

According to the excerpt, Moses contends that his mother was emotionally manipulative and physically abusive, detailing a number of alleged instances in which Ms. Farrow struck him or pressured the children to bend to her will. “Now that I no longer live in fear of her rejection, I am free to share how she cultivated and brainwashed me,” Moses is quoted as saying.

Asked to comment, Ms. Farrow issued a statement: “Moses has cut off his entire family including his ex-wife who was pregnant when he left. It’s heartbreaking and bewildering that he would make this up, perhaps to please Woody. We all miss and love him very much.”

In 2014, Dylan wrote a letter, published by the New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, detailing the allegations of abuse by Mr. Allen. In response, Moses gave an interview to People magazine, saying: “Of course Woody did not molest my sister. She loved him and looked forward to seeing him when he would visit. She never hid from him until our mother succeeded in creating the atmosphere of fear and hate towards him.”

Dylan responded at the time: “My mother never coached me. She never planted false memories in my brain. My memories are mine. I remember them. She was distraught when I told her. When I came forward with my story she was hoping against hope that I had made it up.”