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Wednesday 17 January 2018
Chalamet says he will donate

salary from Woody Allen film

By JAKE COYLE also stars Selena Gomez, previously waned, in part
AP Film Writer Jude Law, Liev Schreiber because of the eagerness
NEW YORK (AP) — Timo- and Elle Fanning. many stars have previously
thee Chalamet said he will Dylan Farrow has previous- had for working with the
donate his salary for an up- ly questioned why the “Me acknowledged legend.
coming Woody Allen film Too” movement hasn’t Allen’s last film, “Wonder
to charities fighting sexual ensnarled Allen. In an op- Wheel” (also an Amazon
harassment and abuse, ed published last month in release), has grossed a
becoming the latest actor The Los Angeles Times, she mere $1.4 million domesti-
to publicly distance himself wrote: “Why is it that Har- cally on an estimated bud-
an. 13, 2018, file photo, Timothee Chalamet attends the 43rd from the 82-year-old film- vey Weinstein and other get of $25 million since be-
Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards in Los maker. accused celebrities have ing released Dec. 1. It has
Angeles.
Associated Press The breakout star of “Call been cast out by Holly- had more success over-
Me By Your Name” an- wood, while Allen recently seas, grossing $7.8 million.
nounced on his Instagram secured a multimillion-dol- Some have continued to
account Tuesday that he lar distribution deal with support Allen, though, in-
didn’t want to profit from Amazon, greenlit by former cluding Alec Baldwin.
his work on Allen’s “A Rainy Amazon Studios executive “Woody Allen was investi-
Day in New York.” Chalam- Roy Price before he was gated forensically by two
et said he will give his salary suspended over sexual mis- states (NY and CT) and
to Time’s Up, the LGBT Cen- conduct allegations?” no charges were filed,”
ter in New York and RAINN. Price, the former head of Baldwin said Tuesday on
“I want to be worthy of Amazon Studios, resigned Twitter. “The renunciation
standing shoulder to shoul- in October. of him and his work, no
der with the brave art- Since Farrow’s opinion doubt, has some purpose.
ists who are fighting for all piece, others have begun But it’s unfair and sad to
people to be treated with recanting their previous me. I worked with Woody
the respect and dignity support of Allen. Greta Allen three times and it was
they deserve,” said Chal- Gerwig, who directed one of the privileges of my
amet. Chalamet in “Lady Bird,” career.”q
Chalamet noted that due said last week that she’s
to “contractual obliga- had a change of heart.
tions,” he couldn’t com- “If I had known then what
ment on the long-standing I know now, I would not
allegations against Allen. have acted in the film,”
Dylan Farrow, Allen’s ad- Gerwig told The New York
opted daughter, has said Times. “I have not worked
Allen molested her in an for him again, and I will
attic in 1992. Allen, who not work for him again.
has long denied the alle- Dylan Farrow’s two differ-
gations, was investigated ent pieces made me real-
for the incident but not ize that I increased another
charged. woman’s pain, and I was
On Friday, “A Rainy Day in heartbroken by that real-
New York” co-star Rebec- ization.”
ca Hall said she was donat- Actors Ellen Page (“To
ing her salary from the film Rome With Love”), Da-
to Time’s Up, the recently vid Krumholtz (“Wonder
formed initiative to com- Wheel”) and Griffith New-
bat gender inequality in man (“A Rainy Day in New
the entertainment industry. York”) have also in recent
“It’s a small gesture and months voiced their regrets
not one intended as close at having worked with Al-
to compensation,” Hall len. The rising chorus throws
wrote on Instagram. Allen’s future as a working
The film, a romantic com- filmmaker into question.
edy due out sometime this Financial support for the
year from Amazon Studios, prolific filmmaker has not

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