Sean Penn Defends Woody Allen By Trying To Discredit His Son And Journalist, Ronan Farrow

We’re assuming that Sean Penn wasn’t the biggest fan of the Me Too movement.The liberal actor spoke openly about his support of the controversial filmmaker Woody Allen during an interview on the “Louis Theroux Podcast″ Monday by disparaging those who have made accusations against the director — namely his son and journalist, Ronan Farrow.Sean Penn and Ronan Farrow.GettyThe topic of the “Annie Hall” filmmaker came up a little over an hour and six minutes into the episode when Theroux asked Penn if he’d ever work with Allen again.Advertisement Penn starred in Allen’s 1999 film, “Sweet and Lowdown.”In response to Theroux’s question, Penn confidently said he’d work with him again in a “heartbeat.”Things took a turn when Theroux asked Penn if he thinks Allen has a “bad rap.”The 89-year-old “Midnight in Paris” director has long been accused of sexual abuse by his daughter, Dylan Farrow, that occurred when she was a child.Allen has repeatedly denied his daughter’s claims — but Ronan has shown unwavering support for his sister by publicly criticizing Hollywood for routinely dismissing her claims.

“Do I think he has a bad rap?” Penn questioned.“With these things, I don’t know anyone well enough to say 100% this didn’t happen, that didn’t happen or something.

God forbid there’s a victim involved in something, right?” Penn continued, “The stories are mostly told by people that I wouldn’t trust with a dime.It just seems so heavily weighted in that way.”Advertisement Theroux seemed a bit confused by Penn’s response and asked if the actor was talking generally about Allen, who also made waves in the early 1990s after he began dating and eventually married one of his former partner, Mia Farrow’s, adopted children, Soon-Yi Previn.

Penn quickly revealed that he was talking about Dylan’s allegations and Allen’s “son.”Woody Allen and Soon Yi Previn in 1997.Ron Galella via Getty Images“Ronan Fa...