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phleshdef

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5. Headline is a bit misleading. She was an adult.

Reply to wheniwasincongress (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 11:56 PM

Apr 2015

I find a 44 year old going after an 18 year old in poor taste, but still, it should be made clear that she was legal.

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Mariel Hemingway Says Woody Allen Tried to Seduce Her When She Was a Teenager [View all] wheniwasincongress Apr 2015 OP

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2015 #1

Wow, what a horrible post. Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #2

but this wasn't something like strangers at a club JI7 Apr 2015 #4

I watched "Manhattan" for the first time a couple years ago. Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #3

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2015 #7

Headline is a bit misleading. She was an adult. phleshdef Apr 2015 #5

Not like she was jail-bait or anything. He DID wait until she turned 18. Kind of like he did with... Hekate Apr 2015 #11

Except it wasn't his stepdaughter Major Nikon Apr 2015 #22

and they are still together... lame54 Apr 2015 #23

Is it any surprise they are still together? wheniwasincongress Apr 2015 #37

"learning disabilities and a low IQ" Major Nikon Apr 2015 #42

She went to Columbia. She doesn't have a low IQ. nt msanthrope Apr 2015 #43

It's more than distasteful given the opportunities for grooming. Heidi Apr 2015 #12

Still a teenager but of the age of consent. Luminous Animal Apr 2015 #17

It may have been legal but it's still creepy tularetom Apr 2015 #30

Well I said as much myself. phleshdef Apr 2015 #41

This is not a surprise. kwassa Apr 2015 #6

No defender of Allen here, but A-Schwarzenegger Apr 2015 #8

I should have clarified wheniwasincongress Apr 2015 #13

To the contrary. A-Schwarzenegger Apr 2015 #15

One thing that really pissed me off in the movie Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #19

That's something I liked about Allen---it wasn't necessary that you "liked" his character. I think msanthrope Apr 2015 #39

I always loved Margaux and Mariel, who closeupready Apr 2015 #9

Apparently Mariel had better sense than her parents. Hekate Apr 2015 #10

She seems very grounded wheniwasincongress Apr 2015 #14

"I'm shocked", said no one anywhere. nt B2G Apr 2015 #16

Gross, but legal. Makes me believe Farrow's claims even less. nt msanthrope Apr 2015 #18

Huh? wheniwasincongress Apr 2015 #21

Frankly, you'd have to make me believe that Woody Allen has managed to get through msanthrope Apr 2015 #26

he started grooming her prior to 18 just as he had the adopted daughter. seabeyond Apr 2015 #24

You do realize that Soon Yi was not his adopted daughter, right? nt msanthrope Apr 2015 #27

nor did i say she was adopted by allen. nt seabeyond Apr 2015 #35

Frankly, I don't understand why you used "adopted." She's the daughter of Farrow and msanthrope Apr 2015 #36

Allen never adopted Soon-Yi Major Nikon Apr 2015 #28

i did not say allen adopted her seabeyond Apr 2015 #34

Really? I think it makes her claims more believable. kcr Apr 2015 #25

She doesn't describe any underage advances. Describes it as "platonic." nt msanthrope Apr 2015 #29

Right. He had absolutely no feelings of attraction until she turned 18. kcr Apr 2015 #31

I'm sure he did have feelings of attraction. Adults sometimes do towards teens. Apparently, he msanthrope Apr 2015 #33

Yuck. cwydro Apr 2015 #20

Maybe Allen is truly Bananas. Rex Apr 2015 #32

It sounds gross to me. And not love. But, these are adults. nt msanthrope Apr 2015 #38

Very true! 18 is legal enough to die for your country. Rex Apr 2015 #40

Misleading headline by VF (She was an 18yo adult), but no surprise Adenoid_Hynkel Apr 2015 #44