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 Baldwin, who appeared in three of Allen's films, said on Twitter
that the renunciation of the director and his work was "unfair
and sad to me."
Baldwin said working with Allen was "one of the privileges of my
career."
Allen has repeatedly denied decades-old accusations that he
molested his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow when she was seven
years old in the early 1990s.
But sentiment has turned against him during the sexual
misconduct scandal sweeping Hollywood that has led to dozens of
successful men being forced to resign or being dropped from
projects.
"I am credible, and I am telling the truth, and I think it’s
important that people realize that one victim, one accuser,
matters. And that they are enough to change things," Farrow said
in an advance excerpt from a television interview due to be
broadcast on the CBS show "This Morning" on Thursday.
Baldwin said he did not intend to "dismiss or ignore such
complaints."
"But accusing people of such crimes should be treated
carefully," he added.
Representatives of Allen did not respond to a request for
comment on Tuesday. The director has never been charged with a
crime.
Allen, 82, won Oscars for the films "Annie Hall," "Hannah and
Her Sisters" and the 2011 comedy "Midnight in Paris," and
continues to release a new movie almost every year.
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Timothee Chalamet, 22, the star of gay romance "Call me By Your
Name," this week became the latest actor to announce he will donate
the salary he earned from an Allen movie to "Time's Up" and other
causes for sexual abuse victims.
He followed Rebecca Hall, Ellen Page and Mira Sorvino who have made
donations or issued regrets about working with Allen in recent
weeks. Last week "Lady Bird" director Greta Gerwig, who acted in the
2012 film "To Rome with Love," said she would not work with Allen
again.
The "Time's Up" campaign against sexual harassment in the workplace
was launched two weeks ago by more than 300 Hollywood industry
figures.
Allen's most recent film "Wonder Wheel," distributed by Amazon
Studios, has fared poorly at the North American box office taking
only $1.4 million since its Dec. 1 release.
His next film "A Rainy Day in New York," starring Chalametand also
from Amazon, is due for release later this year.
(The story was refiled to correct the name of Timothee Chalamet from
Timothy Chaplet in paragraph 11 and paragraph 15; corrects name of
Mira Sorvino from Mira Sorkin and name of Greta Gerwig from Greta
Gehrig in paragraph 12)
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; editing by Clive McKeef)
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