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Long-rumored Woody Allen

memoir coming in April

By HILLEL ITALIE among the most influential Vice President Ben Sevier
Associated press comedians of his time. But read a completed draft of
NEW YORK (AP) — A mem- allegations by daughter the book.
oir by Woody Allen, ru- Dylan Farrow that he mo- An Allen memoir once
mored for years and once lested her as a child in the seemed the most obvious
thought unpublishable in early 1990s have effective- of publications. He has had
the #MeToo era, is coming ly idled his movie career a celebrated career as a
out next month. in the U.S. Amazon Studios performer and director,

This combination photo shows a book cover image for "Apropos Grand Central Publishing, backed out of a produc- and is known for wordplay
of Nothing," an autobiography by Woody Allen, to be released a division of Hachette Book tion and distribution deal and one-liners. He has won
on April 7. Group, announced Mon- with Allen, and numerous three Academy awards
Associated Press day that the book is called actors have said they won’t for his screenplays and has
“Apropos of Nothing” and work with him anymore. His been a published writer for
will be released April 7. “A Rainy Day In New York” decades,
“The book is a compre- was released in Europe last his comic essays appearing
hensive account of his life, year but not in this coun- in The New Yorker and else-
both personal and profes- try. His current production, where. His previous books
sional, and describes his “Rifkin’s Festival,” starring include the essay collec-
work in films, theater, televi- Christoph Waltz and Gina tions “Without Feathers”
sion, nightclubs, and print,” Gershon, was shot last sum- and “Getting Even.”
according to Grand Cen- mer and is seeking distribu- Allen’s agreement with Ha-
tral. “Allen also writes of his tion. chette means he shares
relationships with family, Allen has denied any a publisher with one of his
friends, and the loves of his wrongdoing, and he was literary heroes, J.D. Salin-
life.” never charged after two ger, and one of his biggest
Financial terms were not separate investigations in detractors, his son Ronan
disclosed for the book, the 1990s. But Dylan’s alle- Farrow, whose “Catch and
which Grand Central qui- gations have received new Kill” was released last year
etly acquired a year ago, attention in the #MeToo by the Hachette division Lit-
and a spokesman de- era. tle, Brown and Company.
clined to provide further An Allen memoir nearly Farrow won a Pulitzer Prize
details about the book’s came out more than a de- for his #MeToo reporting
contents. In addition to the cade ago. He had report- on producer Harvey Wein-
U.S., “Apropos of Nothing” edly reached a multimil- stein, and for years has
will be released in Canada, lion-dollar deal with Pen- been estranged from his fa-
Italy, France, Germany and guin in 2003, but changed ther, as is Ronan’s mother,
Spain, followed by releases his mind. In 2018-2019, Mia Farrow, who starred in
in “countries around the several publishers, citing “The Purple Rose of Cairo,”
world.” Allen will do “sever- #MeToo concerns, report- “Hannah and Her Sisters”
al interviews” for the book, edly rebuffed an Allen rep- and other Allen movies.
Grand Central announced. resentative who was seek- This fall, a division of Mac-
The 84-year-old Allen is an ing a deal for his memoir. millan will publish Dylan Far-
Oscar-winning filmmaker, But according to a Grand row’s debut novel, “Hush,”
known for such works as Central spokesman, a deal billed as a “powerful femi-
“Annie Hall” and “The Pur- was reached in March 2019 nist fantasy full of surprising
ple Rose of Cairo,” and is after Publisher and Senior insights.”q
‘Judge Judy’ will end 25-year run, but

star sticking around

NEW YORK (AP) — “Judge and its popularity made her stations that currently carry
Judy” will be ending, but the highest-paid personal- “Judge Judy” to air reruns
Judge Judy isn’t going any- ity in TV. She announced of the program. Based on
where. on “Ellen” that next season 25 years of a regular pro-
Confused? Judy Sheindlin’s will be her 25th and last duction schedule, it’s likely
announcement Monday making original episodes of there are some 5,000 epi-
that her popular syndicat- “Judge Judy.” sodes of the program in
ed courtroom show will end After that, the 77-year-old CBS’ library, said Bill Carroll,
production in 2021 sets the mediator will be making a program consultant and
stage for her return in a dif- a new show called “Judy expert in the syndication
ferent format even as her Justice” that will debut in market.
old show may not really go fall 2021. Currently, most markets
anywhere. “If you’re not tired, you’re air two half-hour episodes
The tough-talking former not supposed to stop,” of “Judge Judy” back-to-
New York family court Sheindlin told Ellen DeGe- back on weekdays, and
judge has ruled her televi- neres. CBS, meanwhile, has the second one is usually a
sion courtroom since 1996 made a two-year deal with rerun from a past year.q