Roman Polanski Has a Friend in Woody Allen

By PopEater Staff Posted May 17th 2010 06:59AM

Woody Allen has pledged his support to Roman Polanski in the past -- even signing a petition calling for the director's release -- but the timing of his latest words of encouragement hints that the 'Annie Hall' director may not be keeping up on the news.

"It's something that happened many years ago ... he has suffered, he has not been allowed to go to the United States. He was embarrassed by the whole thing," Allen said in an interview Saturday with France Info radio at the Cannes Film Festival.

Allen continued: "He has paid his dues, he has had a hard life. The girl involved doesn't want anything to happen to him."

The 74-year-old director was speaking a day after British actress Charlotte Lewis accused Polanski of sexually abusing her when she was 16. The 'Golden Child' star, now 42, told reporters on Friday that Polanski victimized her "in the worst possible way" at his Paris apartment in the 1980s.

It's unclear whether Allen was aware of Lewis' allegations when he affirmed his support of Polanski in France.

Polanski pleaded guilty in 1978 to unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl named Samantha Geimer. He was taken into custody in September and is currently under house arrest in Gstaad, Switzerland.

Allen's relationship with actress Mia Farrow ended in scandal and New York tabloid headlines in 1992, when she found out he was having an affair with her adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn, then 22. Allen married Previn in 1997.

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Monday 17 May

By Judi

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This board is right on target. One pervert for another. Amazing - just about everyone agrees that these sickos need to be locked up.

By Dorrie

You say all this stuff, but then you support them by going to their movies. They are laughing all the way to the bank.

By ricochet

Actually, I don't watch any of their movies, or Jane Fonda's either.

By Butterfly DavenPort

Off with their heads! The Wee-little ones they so fondly think with! Ya know, Hon...Maybe the only way these two ugly Muggles could get any action was to take it by force...just look at them! I wouldn't touch one of those-ole-phehistoric pedephiles with a ten foot wang!

By JT

I've always said it was a shame his wife was home & he wasn't when Charlie Manson's wackos came to visit. He deserved it. His wife & unborn son did not.
As for Woody: he is just justifying the fact that he's a pedophile too. Shame on any of these Hollywood nitwits for defending this.

By defcon5rlv

Birds of a feather flock together. Both are total sickos. Polanski should be in prison and so should Woody. Gross!!!!

By fattrucker

you need to pay taxes, you need to serve prison sentences, it's that simple, it doesn't go away because you're rich and famous.

By John

Woody Allen HAS NOT paid HIS DUES, so how can HE say that "convicted pedo-polanski" paid his?.....WTF!!???

By Kimberly

Of course he would. Birds of a feather. Gross perverted old men chasing young girls. They would not get the time of day if they were not famous.

By rt

didnt this freak allen molest his own children
no wonder he is on polanskis side- anyone else would be in jail for 25 yrs why is he any different

By er

polanski allen both belong in jail

By sal

Oh! YEA, we are supposed to sit in the counsel of the pedophile Woody Allen. Isn't that sweet of these pedophiles?
NO WAY

By N2

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EVER NOTIC HOW POPEATER ONLY SEND EMAIL CONFIRMATION TO PEOPLE THEY AGREE WITH. THIS IS NOT AN OPINION FORUM, ITS THEM EDITING THE ARTICLES WE WRITE.

By alice

THEIR BOTH CREEDENTS AND SHOULD B LOCKED UP......! DISCUSTING BASTARDS.

By waraymondkghwht

it takes a pervert to know a pervert

Tuesday 18 May

By jason

well, well... if woody says he's paid his dues, they're paid.

shut the F up woody. nobody asked for your opinion. what a freak you are!!

By fbb23451

I certainly don't agree with this, but in some countries it is considered a traditional right for a father to be the first one to have sex with his daughter.

By Shannon

Actually there were inappropriate photos found that Woody took of his adopted daughter when she was in her teens...he was messing with her long before her 20's he just didn't get caught until then so he is indeed a nasty pedophile!

By pema

both woody allen and roman are men i wouldnt let babysit my dog.

By bloodraven55

Not shocking that Woody Allen would take the side of a pedophile. Anyone who supports Roman Polanski is a piece of sh*t!

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