More on the Mia Farrow HBO doc

But they look so sincere!

Woody Allen and Soon-yi Previn's official response to the HBO "documentary" Farrow v Allen:

These documentarians had no interest in the truth. Instead, they spent years surreptitiously collaborating with the Farrows and their enablers to put together a hatchet job riddled with falsehoods. Woody and Soon-Yi were approached less than two months ago and given only a matter of days ‘to respond.’ Of course, they declined to do so.

As has been known for decades, these allegations are categorically false. Multiple agencies investigated them at the time and found that, whatever Dylan Farrow may have been led to believe, absolutely no abuse had ever taken place. It is sadly unsurprising that the network to air this is HBO – which has a standing production deal and business relationship with Ronan Farrow. While this shoddy hit piece may gain attention, it does not change the facts.

 

I got this from Roger Friedman's Showbiz 411 website.

 

Friedman goes on to write:

The business deal mentioned above was indeed announced in 2018 between HBO and Ronan Farrow, who’s come up with no ideas for a documentary except this one. This is his obsession, and his mother’s. Watching the first episode tonight, it’s obvious that Dylan has been heavily coached, that nothing they talk about makes sense.

Friedman also reveals that HBO used clips from Allen's films and excerpts from the audio version of his memoir without permission:

In other words, Kirby and Dick and HBO figured they’d just use Woody’s words, claim fair use, and see if anyone sues them. Ditto the licenses for clips of Woody’s movies.

 

He notes that Michael Jackson's estate is suing HBO after they did the same thing in their Leaving Neverland doc.