Woody Allen
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Academy Award-winning director Woody Allen announces retirement
Sep 19, 2022The multi-Academy Award-winning filmmaker and actor Woody Allen, whose career spans more than six decades, has announced his departure from the film industry. Allen reportedly told a Spanish newspaper that he plans to retire from filmmaking... -
Publisher cancels Woody Allen memoir after backlash
Mar 11, 2020A leading publisher on Friday scrapped plans to release the autobiography of filmmaker Woody Allen, who has long been accused of molesting his daughter, following an outcry and a staff walkout. Hachette’s announcement came after Allen’s... -
Woody Allen, Amazon end legal dispute over movie deal
Nov 10, 2019Woody Allen has ended his $68 million lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc for backing out of a four-picture production and distribution agreement and refusing to distribute a film he had finished. Allen and Amazon notified the federal... -
Judge narrows Woody Allen lawsuit against Amazon for quitting movie deal
Aug 1, 2019A federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday narrowed Woody Allen’s $68 million lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc for backing out of a four-picture production and distribution agreement and refusing to distribute a film he had already completed.... -
‘I should be the poster boy of #MeToo’: Woody Allen
Jun 5, 2018American filmmaker Woody Allen has backed the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and said he would have been a “poster boy” for the cause if he hadn’t been unfairly maligned. “It is a good thing they... -
Topless protesters disrupt Woody Allen concert in Germany
Jul 12, 2017News Hour: Topless activists interrupted a concert by Woody Allen in Germany, calling for an end to the “culture of silence” around sexual abuse allegations against the US director. The German branch of the feminist group...