The director’s relationship with Previn, now 54, turned public in 1992 when Farrow found nude pictures of her daughter in Allen’s New York residence.
Previn was 21 on the time, 35 years youthful than Allen.
“There would have been some beauty variations, however it could ultimately have been the identical factor,” Allen stated of the controversy, whereas evaluating it to the prospect he had left Farrow for a flight attendant.
His remarks have prompted a brand new wave of condemnation, with sources near the household describing his feedback as flippant and self-serving.
One insider stated: “He is nonetheless making an attempt to make it sound regular, however most individuals comprehend it was a scandal then and it is nonetheless a scandal now.”
Allen has lengthy rejected options he acted as a stepfather to Previn, insisting he lived individually from Farrow’s family, however he’s continually known as such.
The connection, coupled with longstanding allegations that he molested their adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow when she was seven, left his profession hanging by a thread for a number of years.
Prosecutors in Connecticut investigated the Farrow prices in 1993 however declined to press prices.