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 "Apropos of Nothing," was released nationwide, Arcade Publishing
said in a statement.
The autobiography is described as a "candid and comprehensive
personal account" by Allen of his life, career and "his
relationships with family and friends."
The book was dropped earlier this month by New York-based
Hachette Book Group after a walkout by staff and criticism from
Allen's children Dylan and Ronan Farrow.
The four-time Oscar-winning director of "Annie Hall" and other
comedies has repeatedly denied the accusation that he molested
his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow, in 1992.
“Woody has told his story comprehensively in his book; we highly
recommend that anyone with questions reads it," a spokesperson
for Allen said in a statement on Monday.
Jeanette Seaver, the co-founder of Arcade Publishing, said in a
statement that the decision to release the book was a matter of
freedom of speech.
"We find it critical to hear more than one side of a story and
more importantly, not to squelch a writer's right to be heard,"
Seaver said in a statement.
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“When speakers are shouted down or even assaulted on campuses simply
for having a different point of view, journalists are banned from
press conferences and truth is too often dismissed as 'fake news,'
we as publishers prefer to give voice to a respected writer and
filmmaker, rather than bow to the politically correct pressures of
the modern world," Seaver added.
Allen, 84, is one of dozens of filmmakers, actors and producers to
have been accused of sexual misconduct or faced renewed scrutiny of
historical allegations since the #MeToo movement went global in late
2017.
Allen's 2018 film "A Rainy Day in New York" was dropped from release
by Amazon Studios. His latest movie, "Rifkin's Festival" was filmed
in Spain and has yet to be released.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Dan Grebler)
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