Woody Allen defends the ‘kiss’ of the president of the Spanish football federation

The return of Woody Allen

Lacking inspiration, forced by difficulties in financing his projects, ostracized by the American film industry following allegations of sexual assault by his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow, Woody Allen still saw the carpet unrolled. 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival. His movie Flukepresented out of competition received an enthusiastic reception. And this, despite the electric atmosphere surrounding his choice, linked to those of Roman Polanski and Luc Besson, which are also controversial.

american director, fifty films scheduled and four Oscarshowever, on this occasion he stood out on a topic other than cinema.

“It was just a kiss, and it was a friend”

Brief summary of the facts. On August 20, 2023, the evening of the World Cup victory for the Spanish women’s football team, the president of the Spanish football federation Luis Rubiales forcefully kisses the player Jenni Hermoso. For most observers sexual violence is characterized, and therefore it is forced to resign. What he refuses. In response, the players of the national team said so, quickly followed by othersthey will no longer play for the Spanish national team if he remains in office.

It is therefore on this subject that Woody Allen expressed himself above all in the pages of El Mundo, during an interview given in Venice. So for him the controversy is becoming too big and minimizes the gesture of Luis Rubiales.

Kissing the player was inappropriate, but it didn’t burn down a school. He has to apologize and move on…he It wasn’t hidden, it wasn’t a stolen kiss in a dark alley. (…) she didn’t rape her, it was just a kiss and she was a friend of hers. What’s wrong? (…) In any case, it is difficult to admit that a person could lose his job and be penalized in this way for having kissed someone.

Having arrived in the Venetian city under fire from critics, Woody Allen has just thrown a nice barrel of oil on the fire.

Source: Cine Serie

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