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After the Woody Allen debacle, publishers should rethink censorship

By Madeline Fry Schultz
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After the Woody Allen debacle, publishers should rethink censorship

Woody Allen has a #MeToo problem, but only when it’s bad for optics.

Allen reached a settlement with Amazon Studios last fall after the streaming platform decided it suddenly cared about a sexual abuse allegation against Allen that was lodged in 1992. The claim that he molested his daughter, Dylan Farrow, was ultimately dismissed by investigators at the time, and Allen has not been accused of sexual misconduct since.

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