Susan Sarandon Slams Woody Allen: ‘Nothing Good To Say About Him’

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By Josefin Dolsten May 17, 2016

Actress Susan Sarandon slammed Woody Allen at the Cannes Film Festival, saying she believed claims he sexually abused his daughter Dylan Farrow to be true.

“I think he sexually assaulted a child and I don’t think that’s right,” Sarandon said Sunday according to Variety.

“I have nothing good to say about him,” she added. “I don’t want to go there.”

Also in Cannes, comedian Laurent Lafitte made a rape joke at the premiere of Allen’s film, “Cafe Society,” seemingly hinting at the abuse allegations.

Allen’s son, Ronan Farrow, criticized the media last week for not doing enough to cover the abuse allegations.

Farrow alleged that media outlets relied on talking points provided by Allen’s public relations representatives, creating what he termed “a self-perpetuating spin machine.”

Contact Josefin Dolsten at dolsten@forward.com or on Twitter, @JosefinDolsten

Josefin Dolsten is a New York-based writer who has reported for the Forward, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Times of Israel and other Jewish publications. She currently works as an account director at Fenton Communications, supporting organizations that work to advance racial justice, LGBTQ+ equality, reproductive rights and more. Dolsten earned her B.A. in government from Cornell University and her M.A. in comparative religion and Jewish studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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