Renewed accusations that Woody Allen molested an adopted daughter two decades ago were "engineered by a vengeful lover," the filmmaker's lawyer told CNN on Monday. The allegations were "fully vetted and rejected by independent authorities," Allen attorney Elkan Abramowitz said in a written statement. The controversy dates back to 1992 after the revelation that Allen, then 56, was having an affair with Soon-Yi Previn, Mia Farrow's 19-year-old adopted daughter with composer Andre Previn. Allen and Previn married five years later. Allen's legal and public relations teams scrambled to respond to an open letter written by Dylan Farrow and published by The New York Times on Saturday recounting her allegation that Allen sexually assaulted her when she was a child.
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Dylan Farrow accuses Woody Allen of sexually abusing her when she was 7
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"The one to blame for Dylan's distress is neither Dylan nor Woody Allen," his lawyer says
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The controversy began in 1992 amid revelations that Allen was dating Soon-Yi Previn
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A criminal investigation ended with no charges against Woody Allen
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"But while a team of experts concluded that @placeholder was not abused, the judge said he found the evidence inconclusive."
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But he said he decided not to press charges, with @placeholder's support, "rather than exposing the child to possible harm."
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"The experts concluded there was no credible evidence of molestation; that @placeholder had an inability to distinguish between fantasy and reality; and that Dylan Farrow had likely been coached by her mother Mia Farrow.
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"The experts concluded there was no credible evidence of molestation; that Dylan Farrow had an inability to distinguish between fantasy and reality; and that @placeholder had likely been coached by her mother Mia Farrow.
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"The experts concluded there was no credible evidence of molestation; that Dylan Farrow had an inability to distinguish between fantasy and reality; and that Dylan Farrow had likely been coached by her mother @placeholder.
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In another post, he slammed someone who asked whether he owed @placeholder an apology: "What the f&@% is wrong w u that u think we all need to b commenting on this family's personal struggle?"