Woody Allen Makes Rare Red Carpet Appearance with Wife Soon-Yi Previn and Kids Bechet and Manzie

Woody Allen was joined by his family at the premiere of his 50th film.

The screenwriter and director released his latest, Coup de Chance, at the Venice International Film Festival on Monday. His wife Soon-Yi Previn, 52, and their children Bechet, 24, and Manzie, 23, walked the red carpet with Allen, 87, before the screening.

Earlier Monday, Allen spoke at a press conference, where he mentioned his family and said he considered himself “very lucky.”

“I have been lucky all my life. I had two loving parents, I have good friends. I have a wonderful wife and marriage, two children,” he said.

Allen’s wife Soon-Yi is the daughter of Mia Farrow, whom she adopted with ex-husband André Previn. While Allen was in a relationship with Mia, he began an affair with Soon-Yi that culminated in his breakup with Farrow in the early 1990s.

Dylan Farrow, who Mia and Allen adopted, previously accused Allen of sexually abusing her when she was a child, which he denied. In an interview with Diversity published Monday, Allen said the claims had “no merit.”

Asked if Allen had seen Dylan or her brother Ronan Farrow in recent years, Allen replied: “No. Always ready, but no, no….”

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Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn.

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In HBO’s documentary series in 2021 Allen v. Farrow – which Allen and Soon-Yi spoke out against at the time – Mia, now 78, said inviting Allen into her family was “the biggest regret of my life”. The actress also said Allen “weaponized” her two children, Soon-Yi and Moses, and “turned [them] against me.”

Mia added of her estranged daughter at the time: “I love Soon-Yi. It took me six years to throw away the Christmas stocking I knitted for her thinking she would come back, but she didn’t.”

Dylan, 38, said Ella 2021 that “I don’t feel like I have a father” and joked about Allen’s relationship with Soon-Yi: “There’s no support group for people whose sisters marry their fathers. Or is he my brother-in-law? And she’s my stepmother ? I have to joke about that.”

Diversity reported that Allen received a standing ovation after Coup de Chance prime minister, and that in front of the event there was a group of protesters who handed out leaflets that read “turn the spotlight away from rapists”.

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Alberto Barbera, artistic director of the Venice Film Festival, recently defended the decision to include controversial figures such as Allen and Roman Polanski in this year’s lineup.

“I’m not a judge who’s asked to pass judgment on someone’s bad behavior. I’m a film critic, my job is to judge the quality of his films. But of course, it’s a very difficult situation,” Barbera told The Guardian, adding: “I spoke about this problem with all his associates and colleagues. We knew we would face attacks and insults. But this is the moment we live in, there is a special kind of sensibility around these problems.”

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