The streaming platform says “viewers [can] make your own informed decisions about job screening. “
Woody Allen and Mia Farrow in “Shadows and Fog”, now broadcast on HBO Max
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HBO Max will not remove Woody Allen’s films from its streaming platform, despite HBO now showing its four-part documentary series “Allen v. Farrow ”. The program examines Dylan Farrow’s accusations of sexual abuse against Woody Allen, which left many viewers puzzled about how HBO could broadcast the series while broadcasting six of Allen’s films on HBO Max. Allen’s films now available for broadcast are “Scoop”, “Broadway Danny Rose”, “Shadows and Fog”, “Radio Days”, “Another Woman” and “September”, five of which starring Mia Farrow.
“These titles will remain available in the library to allow viewers to make their own informed decisions about viewing the work,” said HBO in a statement to The Wrap.
HBO’s decision to continue broadcasting Allen’s films drew the ire of many industry voices on social media, with journalist Ernest Media Empire, Ernest Owens writing on twitter, “White’s privilege is to let Woody Allen keep his films on display at HBO Max, while now showing a documentary about his alleged sexual abuse. He is collecting a check, while being exposed on the same platform. Gross. “
“Allen v. Farrow, ”directed by Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick, began its four-part airing on HBO last Sunday. Shortly after the first episode aired, Allen and his wife Soon-Yi Previn issued a statement condemning the project and the network for putting it on the air.
“These documentary filmmakers had no interest in the truth,” says Allen and Previn’s joint statement. “Instead, they spent years surreptitiously collaborating with the Farrows and their facilitators to put together an ax job riddled with falsehoods. Woody and Soon-Yi were approached less than two months ago and only had a few days to ‘respond’. Of course, they refused to do so. “
The statement continues: “As has been known for decades, these claims are categorically false. Several agencies investigated them at the time and found that, regardless of what Dylan Farrow may have been led to believe, absolutely no abuse had occurred. Unfortunately, it is not surprising that the network that will broadcast this is HBO – which has a production deal and a commercial relationship with Ronan Farrow. While this poor-quality hit piece may attract attention, it does not change the facts. “
“Allen v. Farrow ”continues to air on Sunday nights at 9:00 pm (GMT) on HBO.
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