Oscar-winner Hollywood actress Kate Winslet recently opened up about her experience of working with directors Woody Allen and Roman Polanski. Both filmmakers have been accused of sexual misconduct.
According to Fox News, in an interview with Vanity Fair, the 44-year-old actress pointed out, “It’s like, what the f*k was I doing working with Woody Allen and Roman Polanski? It’s unbelievable to me now how those men were held in such high regard, so widely in the film industry and for as long as they were. It’s f*king disgraceful.”
The subject of working with these directors arose when Kate said that she hoped to do her “best when it comes to setting a decent example to younger women.” The Titanic actor added that now, she must “take responsibility for the fact that I worked with them both.”
She said, “I can’t turn back the clock. I’m grappling with those regrets but what do we have if we aren’t able to just be f**king truthful about all of it?” Kate appeared in Roman’s ‘Carnage’ in 2011 and in Woody’s ‘Wonder Wheel’ in 2017.
Woody has been under public scrutiny since the beginning of his relationship with actress Soon-Yi Previn, the adopted daughter of his former partner Mia Farrow. He was also accused of sexual abuse against his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow in 1993. Dylan first addressed the allegations in a 2014 letter published in the New York Times. She said that she was ‘sexually assaulted’ by the director. Woody has denied her allegations.
Kate said, “But at the same time, I didn’t know Woody and I don’t know anything about that family. As the actor in the film, you just have to step away and say, I don’t know anything, really and whether any of it is true or false. Having thought it all through, you put it to one side and just work with the person. Woody Allen is an incredible director. So is Roman Polanski. I had an extraordinary working experience with both of those men, and that’s the truth.”
According to Fox News, in 1977, Polanski was arrested and charged with allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl. The charges on him included rape by use of drugs, sodomy and perversion. He pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse. Four other women have accused Polanski of sexually assaulting them as minors since 2010. He has denied all charges.
