The streaming platform says “viewers [can] make their own informed decisions about the selection of the work. ”
Woody Allen and Mia Farrow in “Shadows and Fog”, which is now streaming on HBO Max
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HBO Max will not remove Woody Allen movies from its streaming platform, despite the fact that HBO has now aired its four-part documentary series “Allen v. Farrow”. The program examines Dylan Farrow’s allegations of sexual abuse against Woody Allen, which has left many viewers puzzled about how HBO can broadcast the series, while also showing six of Allen’s films on HBO Max. The Allen films now available to stream are ‘Scoop’, ‘Broadway Danny Rose’, ‘Shadows and Fog’, ‘Radio Days’, ‘Another Woman’ and ‘September’, five of which star Mia Farrow .
“These titles will remain available in the library to enable viewers to make their own informed decisions about the performance of the work,” HBO said in a statement to The Wrap.
HBO’s decision to continue streaming Allen’s films has garnered many voices on social media, with Ernest Media Empire’s journalist Ernest Owens write on Twitter“It’s a white privilege to have Woody Allen play his films on HBO Max, while he is currently holding a documentary about his alleged sexual abuse. He catches up with a check while being exposed on the same platform at the same time. Gross. ”
‘Allen v. Farrow ‘, directed by Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick, started his foursome on HBO this past Sunday. Shortly after the first episode aired, Allen and his wife Soon-Yi Previn issued a statement condemning the project and the network for it.
“These documentaries had no interest in the truth,” read Allen and Previn’s joint statement. ‘Instead, for years they have been secretly working with the Farrows and their enablers to put together an ax with untruths. Woody and Soon-Yi were approached less than two months ago and given a few days ‘to respond’. Of course, they did not want to do that. ”
The statement goes on to say: ‘As has been known for decades, these allegations are extremely false. Several agencies investigated them at the time and found that, regardless of what Dylan Farrow may have believed, absolutely no abuse took place. It is unfortunately not surprising that the network to air it is HBO, which has a firm production agreement and a business relationship with Ronan Farrow. This bad hit piece may attract attention, but it does not change the facts. ”
“Allen v. Farrow” airs Sunday night at 9:00 PM ET on HBO.
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