Mia Farrow
Venice fest boss baffled by hostility to Woody Allen
The head of the Venice Film Festival, which started yesterday, told AFP it was "absolutely incomprehensible" why U.S. opinion had turned so strongly against director Woody Allen.
The festival has been criticized for its inclusion of several directors with past sexual assault allegations in this year's line-up, including Allen, Roman Polanski and Luc Besson.
Alec Baldwin to interview Woody Allen on Instagram live
Actor Alec Baldwin announced on June 27 he will chat live on Instagram with disgraced comedian and movie director Woody Allen.
"I have zero interest in anyone's judgments and sanctimonious posts here," said Baldwin, himself at the center of a scandal after a cinematographer was shot dead last year on a film set by a gun Baldwin was holding.