Woody Allen Thinks Ronan Farrow Is His Son – ‘But I Wouldn’t Bet My Life on It’
There’s been speculation that Frank Sinatra fathered Ronan Farrow
Rosemary Rossi | September 16, 2018 @ 7:36 PM
Last Updated: September 16, 2018 @ 9:36 PM
Woody Allen says he thinks Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow is his son — “but I wouldn’t bet my life on it.”
Allen joined his wife, Soon-Yi Previn, for an interview with New York Magazine that posted Sunday, and writer Daphne Merkin slipped him a question about Ronan Farrow’s paternity. Although Allen and Mia Farrow were in a relationship when Ronan was born, it has long been speculated that Ronan’s biological father was Frank Sinatra, to whom Mia was married in the ’60s.
“In my opinion, he’s my child,” Allen said. “I think he is, but I wouldn’t bet my life on it. I paid for child support for him for his whole childhood, and I don’t think that’s very fair if he’s not mine. Also, she represented herself as a faithful person, and she certainly wasn’t. Whether she actually became pregnant in an affair she had…”
When Vanity Fair asked Mia Farrow in 2013 if Sinatra was Ronan Farrow’s father, she replied simply, “Possibly.”
In the New York Magazine story, Soon-Yi Previn accused Mia Farrow of abusing her as a child and defended Allen, to whom she has been married for 20 years. Ronan Farrow has stood by his mother and his sister, Dylan, who say Allen sexually assaulted Dylan in 1992, when she was 7 years old.
Allen has denied the accusations, and in the New York Magazine story, Soon-Yi said her mother had seized on the #MeToo movement to revive the accusations against him.
After the article posted, Ronan Farrow tweeted that it was “shameful” and a “hit piece” against his mother that disregarded the truth.
14 Actors Who Scored Oscar Nominations for Woody Allen Movies (Photos)
Diane Keaton scored her first, and so far only, Best Actress Oscar for the title role of "Annie Hall." The movie won four Oscars overall; the actress has since been nominated for three roles with other directors.
Mariel Hemingway played the role of Allen's teen lover in "Manahattan," earning her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Hemingway was only 16 at the time of filming.
Penelope Cruz won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as the unstable former wife of Javier Bardem's Juan Antonio in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."
Michael Caine won his first Oscar for his work in "Hannah and Her Sisters"; co-star Dianne Wiest won the first of her two Oscars in this film.
Sean Penn received his second Best Actor nomination from playing a jazz guitarist on "Sweet and Lowdown."
Penn's costar in "Sweet and Lowdown," Samantha Morton, earned her first Oscar nomination for playing a mute woman.
Dianne Wiest won two Oscars under Woody Allen's direction, both supporting actress roles, in "Hannah and Her Sisters" and "Bullets Over Broadway."
Mira Sorvino's only Oscar nomination and win came from her role in "Mighty Aphrodite."
His work on "Crimes and Misdeamnors" nabbed Martin Landau a second Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination.
Jennifer Tilly became a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominee from playing a talentless actress on "Bullets Over Broadway."
Another "Bullets Over Broadway" actor, Chazz Palminteri was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
"Husbands and Wives" took two Academy Award nominations: one for Woody Allen's original screenplay and the other for Judy Davis's work as a supporting actress.
Geraldine Page was nominated for eight Oscars, the sixth of which for her work in "Interiors."
Playing the second wife to Page's first gave Maureen Stapleton her third Oscar nomination; she went on to win for her work as an activist in "Reds."
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With the release of "Blue Jasmine," TheWrap takes a look at Oscar-nominated roles in Woody Allen movies
