a number of public figures are feuding after do in Faro came out with an open
letter to woody allen into a number of celebrities in Hollywood the defend
woody allen
she is still alleging that he sexually abused her when she was seven years old
now all we did get a few facts wrong when we originally reported that story
so I wanna do
the corrections right now first law we were under the assumption that
mia farrow never reported the sexual abuse that happened however
when she was in a bitter custody battle
with Woody Allen I she brought up the fact that Dylan had said that she was
sexually assaulted
now I during that time there was a doctor
that was appointed by police to investigate these claims
and the doctor his name is i John 11 Paul
interviewed her nine separate times and according to him
every single time she changed her story now remember she was a seven-year-old
she said that woody allen had touched her vagina during some interviews and
then she changed her mind and said no that didn't happen in other interviews
so as a result the doctor concluded that either mia farrow put her up to it
or the girl was so emotionally disturbed by what was happening in the household
that she just couldn't get the facts straight didn't really know what was
going on anyway
but basically it turned out that under this independent investigation
they could not conclude that she had been molested or so
let me clarify couple things what we want to do really be fair to both sides
were slightly unfair to both them in a different way though
one is delivered did bring it up at the time so that just
let's be absolutely clear about that right and then number two
to be paying a Woody Allen the doctored did
say that there's not conclusive evidence that he did that
right so that's why it would be on can come
can come back and say look where they looked into this twenty years ago
at the time and and a couldn't reach
conclusion that I did that now look a seven year old could change her story
because she seven-years-old
great she doesn't quite know issues plus tard right it's entirely possible
I know a lot of social workers and in the middle a messy divorces
sometimes things are also made up and then the seven-year-old k keep your
story straight because it's made up
I did not see either one of those things I literally my conclusion I have one
is that it's impossible to know ride we just
don't know right it could go either way
its and and so it up messy story
and and to meet the people who are absolutely convinced on either side
I don't understand I could be convinced on either side right I don't think that
there's another
evidence for either accusation are either side but
with our current justice system in the way our justice system is supposed to
work
you're supposed to assume someone is innocent until they're proven guilty
and right now we simply do not have enough evidence to conclude
that Woody Allen is guilty with that said there have been a number of
other reports in the press that have been extremely irresponsible
namely the commentary from IgA brzezinski and also barbara walters
so I want to show you guys both those videos let's go ahead and start off with
Barbara Walters on the view
but I've been with woody many times with his 2.0 she's got on much a 20-year
all marriage just one year which started as a sensation
that's a solid marriage he has two children two girls
the show is 14 man vs food chain I have rarely seen her father as Hunter
and as lobbing and you're scaring as
as Woody is ensuring a to these two girls I don't know a Mike Dolan
I can already tell you what I have seen now that it's a good marriage and that
is all loving
think Aaron russian mom Barbara so that look
it's possible it is a great loving parent in your experience to those kids
any might have still done by yeah those are not mutually exclusive
and discus someone might have done something before doesn't mean that
they're ma so that every turn the United somebody while you're not looking
or they can be perfectly lovely in the presence barbara walters
yeah I and II wanna make a point about that because I think that
you know if you know someone personally you just assume that
they are a good person based on your experiences with them
you don't know who they really are in their private lives and that's not to
say that woody allen is a terrible person is private life I'm just saying
that its unfair for proper Walters
to draw conclusions about him just based on the Internet interactions that she's
had with him
so she's lying about his great marriage in everything and I'm sure he probably
does have a great marriage it seems solid
even though was it started under questionable circumstances
but you know you can say let know there's no way this happened because he
seems like a good guy to me
right and to be fair she did say there that she didn't know what happened with
Dylan Ryan
and then later they had a conversation on the View where they said
and I think with Sherri Shepherd said look he had naked pictures up soon you
which was 17
and that was adopted daughter Mia Farrow who he was dating at the time
was in his adopted daughter but he's dating her and he's by any data
everything about twelve years
Brighton meanwhile sue user adopted daughter is going to get pictures and
that's how
mia farrow found out yeah and Barbara Walters says
look 17 is a7 okay that's true
that's true great abutting grady yeah right
like its especially agreed with she's the daughter
over the person you've been dating 12 years yeah
now make a prison ski also commented on this during Morning Joe
and she is already assuming guilt take a look
but then what just not pretend that there's an issue here at that moment
probably look i
sexual abuse in a taboo subject than it is in our country I think to mike's
point it's very inspiring to see this young woman who was now in her late
twenties being able to
fight for that child yes she was %um and despite the fact that prosecutors and
other law enforcement officials may have let her down at that time she is finding
her voice now I believe whatever feeling that provides for her whatever type it
out with this provides her if she does have any
any type of aspirations to see
any legal replications now but she is making a voice note she is standing up
to this person who has been I a ghost
to her life and what it did their the drama that it produced for
and I'll play now but it looks you know that that she has
a full grasp but it and I'm willing to share this has anybody here not believe
her
I believer I believe her later on she said that she
will boycott Woody Allen movie she doesn't wanna see another Woody Allen
movie
said look it appears to me that they're being Hoosiers based on
sexual abuse is terrible so she must be right
right and it and I understand it because as you read your description in the New
York Times about
as specifics about how to lay down in and
watch the train set as the abuser et cetera it's hard not to believe her
but another man and I was right he was never convicted
and its won't
claims of sexual abuse do happen and they're not even that infrequent
because a messy divorces that's the nuclear option i think is the most
heinous thing in the world
but people do do it by in their case you know they were in a bitter custody
battle
I'm so but look we again there there there simply is not enough evidence
right now for
for us to make any type of conclusion about woody allen and his character and
whether or not he did
all I'm trying to say if they're doing this story is just don't jump to
conclusions you know don't go often say
all the victim is making it up don't go often say woody allen is definitely
guilty we don't know
yet look we love you can come to conclusions on the show
but you have to understand the sometimes you can't reach a conclusion
and that's okay we just don't know