Director Woody Allen has been accused by his estranged daughter Dylan Farrow, that Allen sexually abused her when she was a child. Allen, however, has denied the claims. While numerous actresses including Greta Gerwig, Rebecca Hall, Ellen Page, Rachel Brosnahan, Kate Winslet and actors Colin Firth, Michael Caine, Timothée Chalamet have publicly spoken out against the director in recent months, Cate Blanchett, however, isn’t quite to join the bandwagon.
Blanchett recently stated that, “I don’t think I’ve stayed silent at all. At the time that I worked with Woody Allen, I knew nothing of the allegations, and it came out during the time that the film was released. At the time, I said it’s a very painful and complicated situation for the family, which I hope they have the ability to resolve. And if these allegations need to be re-examined which, in my understanding, they’ve been through court, then I’m a big believer in the justice system and setting legal precedents. If the case needs to be reopened, I am absolutely, wholeheartedly in support of that. Because I think that there’s one thing about social media is fantastic about raising awareness about issues, but it’s not the judge and jury.”
Blanchett elaborated, “I feel that these things need to go into court, so if these abuses have happened, the person is prosecuted, and so someone, who is not in the shiny industry that I am, can use that legal precedent to protect themselves. Always, in my industry or any other industry, they’re preyed upon because they’re vulnerable.”
