Director sues studio after his latest film, A Rainy Day in New York, is shelved following renewal of abuse allegation, which he denies
Woody Allen has launched a $68m legal action against Amazon, alleging the studio has broken a four-film deal the director signed with the tech giant in 2016.
Allen’s most recent film, A Rainy Day in New York, appeared to have been indefinitely shelved by Amazon despite the company being contractually obliged to release it, according to the film-maker. This followed the re-emergence of a sex-abuse allegation against the director by his daughter Dylan Farrow. Allen has always denied the claim. Authorities investigated but no evidence was found and the case was not pursued.
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