Woody Allen has long been criticized after it was learned that the director had developed romantic feelings for his ex-wife Mia Farrow's adopted daughter, Soon Yi Previn. She married Allen in 1997 when he was 62 years old and she was 27. Allen was castigated for behavior that many called, at the time, "predatory." 

There were rumors that he had "groomed" Soon Yi from a young age, rumors that people found increasingly more disturbing after allegations surfaced from ex Mia Farrow that the comedian had molested her adopted daughter, Dylan O'Sullivan Farrow. During the #metoo movement, the allegations that he was guilty of inappropriately touching the child began circulating social media again.

In the HBO documentary Allen v. Farrow, those rumors were given new life yet again. The docu-series highlights the ups and downs of Allen and Farrow's relationships and includes recordings of phone calls between the couple. What troubled viewers the most, however, was footage of a then 7-year-old Dylan describing what appears to be sexual abuse at the hands of Allen.

Dylan tweeted about the video, writing, "I decided to let them share it in the hopes that Little Dylan’s voice might now help others suffering in silence feel heard, understood, and less alone. I hope this tape helps us all find ways to allow painful secrets to come safely out their closets so we can all heal and move forward in strength and peace. No longer ashamed, buried, scared, sad and silent."

Representatives for Woody Allen and Soon Yi Previn have released a statement on behalf of the couple to ET. It states, "These documentarians had no interest in the truth. Instead, they spent years surreptitiously collaborating with the Farrows and their enablers to put together a hatchet job riddled with falsehoods."

The statement continued, "As has been known for decades, these allegations are categorically false. Multiple agencies investigated them at the time and found that, whatever Dylan Farrow may have been led to believe, absolutely no abuse had ever taken place. It is sadly unsurprising that the network to air this is HBO – which has a standing production deal and business relationship with Ronan Farrow. While this shoddy hit piece may gain attention, it does not change the facts."