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Wed Feb 5, 2014, 11:12 PM Feb 2014

Moses Farrow defends Woody Allen [View all]

One of Woody Allen's adopted children, Moses Farrow, has explicitly offered his support to the embattled film-maker, saying in an interview with People magazine: "Of course Woody did not molest my sister."

Moses, 36, is one of two children Allen adopted with Mia Farrow – the other being Dylan, the subject of the child sex abuse allegations – and has now reacted to the letter Dylan published accusing Allen.

Speaking of Dylan and Allen, Farrow told People: "[Dylan] loved [Allen] 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." He says that on the day the abuse is alleged to have occurred there were several people present in the house the whole time and "no one, not my father or sister, was off in any private spaces". Dylan alleges the abuse took place in an attic.

He continued: "I don't know if my sister really believes she was molested or is trying to please her mother. Pleasing my mother was very powerful motivation because to be on her wrong side was horrible."

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/feb/05/woody-allen-dylan-farrow-moses

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Who knows what the truth is, but it is clear this entire family needs intense therapy Heather MC Feb 2014 #1
I do reddread Feb 2014 #3
Replace the story Texasgal Feb 2014 #2
are we supposed to give the catholic church the benefit of the doubt? frylock Feb 2014 #5
No. I guess you didn't understand. Texasgal Feb 2014 #7
I didnt and I apologize frylock Feb 2014 #8
Maybe it might have been better for all involved if they had handled their problems in private. sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #4
Yes, it definitely would have. Farrow says she didn't want to go to court because it would El_Johns Feb 2014 #6
it was allen that went to the press and used the media to threaten, unless he got his way. seabeyond Feb 2014 #9
Nov 1992. Written by the same friend of Mia's who wrote the recent VF article on the same topic. El_Johns Feb 2014 #10
you accused mia of going to the media. clearly it was allen that used that to hurt his family. seabeyond Feb 2014 #11
Not clear to me. You mentioned the 60 minutes interview, as showing the Allen started trying the El_Johns Feb 2014 #13
prosecution, i am not seeing mia making this decision, though as a parent, i am sure she was part. seabeyond Feb 2014 #12
If Mia & Maco wanted to try the case, they should have tried it in court, not in the media. El_Johns Feb 2014 #14
they explained why they did not try the case, and that is a norm. do not act like it is not. seabeyond Feb 2014 #15
Because it "might harm Dylan." Like the rest of the media circus, the multiple investigations and El_Johns Feb 2014 #16
there was a verdict when the judge said no custody, no visitation, no supervised visitation. courts seabeyond Feb 2014 #17
I hope you never serve on a jury. Or anything else. El_Johns Feb 2014 #18
i am kinda feeling the same that you never sit on a child molestation case. nt seabeyond Feb 2014 #19
Ditto. What would be the point, when you've already made up your mind that every accusation El_Johns Feb 2014 #20
and that you have made up your mind that all are merely false claims, silly girls. nt seabeyond Feb 2014 #21
More horseshit. I've never said any such thing or anything that could be construed to mean El_Johns Feb 2014 #22
lol. adn when did i say every accusation of molestation is true? you can play, and you cant. seabeyond Feb 2014 #23
You're not the one who said "I stand with the child every time"? El_Johns Feb 2014 #24
Trash bin is my friend... nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #25
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