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Woody Allen brushes off rape joke, sex abuse claims at Cannes


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Allegations that Woody Allen sexually abused his daughter Dylan Farrow returned to haunt him in Cannes as he was being feted at the film festival's opening gala. The 80-year-old director, whose film "Cafe Society" had its premiere on Wednesday, was seated in the front row when the MC, French actor Laurent Lafitte, made a rape joke that drew gasps from the audience. Opinions were divided on whether the comment was directed at Allen -- who was never charged with the historic abuse accusations against him -- or director Roman Polanski who has been living in Europe to escape charges he raped a 13-year-old in the United States.

 

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