Dylan Farrow Makes Powerful Statement On Woody Allen & Golden Globes

Dylan Farrow has made a powerful statement about the ongoing support her dad and alleged abuser, Woody Allen, receives from the Hollywood industry.

“Four years ago, at the Globes in 2014, Woody Allen was awarded the Cecil B. DeMille award for lifetime achievement. Four years ago I decided enough was enough and wrote an open letter detailing the abuse I sustained at the hands of Woody Allen,” she wrote on Twitter.

“I thought it would make a difference. I thought things would change. I learned quickly (and painfully) that my optimism was misplaced. His time wasn’t up.”

At today’s Golden Globes, many (if not all) of the attendees will be wearing black, an initiative of the #TimesUp movement and aiming to stand in solidarity with all those who have been silenced by sexual harassment, assault or abuse.

Farrow says she stands with them, but called out the hypocrisy of the continued support for Allen and his works.

“I have to wonder – is time really up now? Is this really the turning point? I have no doubt it can be. I have no doubt the time is right. But in order for things to meaningfully change, they need to change unequivocally.

“No predator should be spared by virtue of their “talent” or “creativity” or “genius”. No rock should be left unturned. The principles of the movement need to be applied consistently and without exemption.”

Yesterday, Farrow called out actresses Blake Lively and Cate Blanchett for working with Allen, despite being vocal opponents of sexual harassment and assault.

“You worked with my abuser,” she tweeted at Lively. “Am I a woman who matters too?”

Allen has continued to be supported by the industry, despite allegations of abuse from both Dylan and her brother, Ronan Farrow. That being said, the tide is (very slowly) turning; recently, David Krumhol, who starred in Allen’s film Wonder Wheel, said that he “deeply regrets” working with the director.

“It’s one of my most heartbreaking mistakes. We can no longer let these men represent us in entertainment, politics, or any other realm. They are beneath real men.”

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