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.”
It’s #GoldenGlobes Sunday. 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. /1
— Dylan Farrow (@RealDylanFarrow) January 7, 2018
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. /2
— Dylan Farrow (@RealDylanFarrow) January 7, 2018
Today, four years later, it is Globes Sunday again and many, if not most, will be wearing black on the red carpet in solidarity with the #TIMESUP movement. They will stand against sexual harassment and abuse in their industry and all others. Good. I stand with them. #metoo /3
— Dylan Farrow (@RealDylanFarrow) January 7, 2018
But 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. /4
— Dylan Farrow (@RealDylanFarrow) January 7, 2018
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. /5
— Dylan Farrow (@RealDylanFarrow) January 7, 2018
I will be watching tonight with a very different feeling than I had at this time four years ago. I will watch with optimism, with hope, and with the firm belief that there is a brighter future ahead. And I will watch to see if now, finally, time is up for my predator too. /6 end.
— Dylan Farrow (@RealDylanFarrow) January 7, 2018
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.”