Alec Baldwin Defends Woody Allen, Compares Dylan Farrow to Character Who Lies About Rape in ’To Kill a Mockingbird' | THR News - video Dailymotion

On Sunday Alec Baldwin continued to defend embattled director Woody Allen, who has been accused of sexual abuse by adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow.

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00:00On Sunday, Alec Baldwin continued to defend and battle director Woody Allen, who has been

00:05accused of sexual abuse by adopted daughter Dylan Farrow. Baldwin has previously called

00:09her allegations unfair and sad. On Sunday, he took it a step further and compared

00:13Dylan Farrow to Mayelle Yule, the character in the classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird,

00:17who falsely accuses an African-American man of rape. The actor tweeted,

00:21"...one of the most effective things Dylan Farrow has in her arsenal is the persistence

00:25of emotion. Like Mayelle are in To Kill a Mockingbird, her tears and exhortations are

00:30meant to shame you into belief in her story. But I need more than that before I destroy

00:34someone, regardless of their fame. I need a lot more." Baldwin followed that post with this,

00:39"...to say that Dylan Farrow is telling the truth is to say that brother Moses Farrow is lying.

00:44Which of me as kids got the honesty gene, and which did not." In addition, he shared a Sunday

00:48New York Times piece that discussed whether Allen would work in the business again.

00:52Baldwin concluded with,

00:53"...if my defense of Woody Allen offends you, it's real simple. Unfollow. Condemn. Move on."

00:57Dylan Farrow responded to Baldwin's comments with a statement to The Hollywood Reporter on Sunday.

01:02It's interesting that Mr. Baldwin chooses to dismiss the judgments of Justice Wilk

01:06and Prosecutor Frank Mako, who reviewed all of the evidence instead of just selected bits

01:10and pieces, she said in her statement. However, considering that Mr. Baldwin confidently

01:15invoked Mayelle Yule to make his point while forgetting that it's been hotly debated that

01:19she was, in fact, raped by her father, demonstrates that perhaps Baldwin is just not a stickler for details.

01:25Moses Farrow claims the abuse allegations are false. Allen has always maintained his innocence

01:29and said the story of abuse was planted in Dylan's mind by his ex-wife Mia Farrow.

01:34In a series of tweets posted Tuesday, Baldwin praised the director and also cast doubt on

01:38Dylan Farrow's allegations, writing,

01:40The actor previously stated that, in his opinion, sexual abuse complaints should never be dismissed,

01:58but, he says, accusations should also be treated carefully. Baldwin tweeted,

02:18To read more on Alec Baldwin's thoughts regarding Dylan Farrow's accusations against Woody Allen,

02:21head to THR.com. For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Lyndsey Rodrigues.