Scarlett Johansson said that believing her friend Woody Allen does not mean she doesn’t support women.
Allen’s adopted daughter Dylan Farrow accused him of molestation in 2014.
However, Allen has always denied all the allegations against him. Scarlett made headlines when she came in support of Allen saying that she stands by the director and ‘would work with him anytime.’
Her remark received criticism and the victim Farrow said that she hasn’t changed her view.
”It’s my experience. I don’t know any more than any other person knows. I only have a close proximity with Woody… he’s a friend of mine,” Scarlett told Vanity Fair.
”I do understand how that is triggering for some people. But just because I believe my friend does not mean that I don’t support women, believe women.”
”I think you have to take it on a case-by-case basis. You can’t have this blanket statement—I don’t believe that. But that’s my personal belief. That’s how I feel.”
The 35-year-old actress said that if she wanted to continue the conversation about Allen, it could ”be done personally with the people involved and not through statements to Vanity Fair.”
”I don’t think that’s productive, it kind of feeds that sort of dragon.”
Scarlett first showed her support for Allen in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter where she said that she believes him.
She said: “I love Woody,” I believe him, and I would work with him anytime.”
“I see Woody whenever I can, and I have had a lot of conversations with him about it. I have been very direct with him, and he’s very direct with me. He maintains his innocence, and I believe him.”
When asked about believing on women’s allegations, Scarlett said, “It’s hard because it’s a time where people are very fired up, and understandably. Things needed to be stirred up, and so people have a lot of passion and a lot of strong feelings and are angry, and rightfully so. It’s an intense time.”
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