Controversial film director Woody Allen has defended the actions of Spanish football president Luis Rubiales, who forced an unsolicited kiss on captain Jenni Hermoso at the Women’s World Cup final.…
Controversial film director Woody Allen has defended the actions of Spanish football president Luis Rubiales, who forced an unsolicited kiss on winning captain Jenni Hermoso at the Women’s World Cup final last month.
Rubiales, 46, sparked worldwide outrage when he forcibly kissed Hermoso on the lips during the tournament medal ceremony in Sydney on August 20.Allen said he did not know if Hermoso turned away from Rubiales or told him not to kiss her. Rubiales, 46, sparked worldwide outrage when he forcibly kissed Hermoso on the lips during the tournament medal ceremony in Sydney on August 20.
Rubiales was suspended by FIFA for 90 days over the incident but has refused to resign as Spanish Football Federation president despite government pressure.But his apparent defense of the infamous league president has drawn criticism from social media users, who say the director’s contribution only made the situation “worse” for Rubiales.
Allen said that Rubiales should not lose his job over an incident that he sees as “only a kiss” that was a lesser crime that only required an apology.“I on the other hand can easily see how kissing a random person in the workplace out of the blue without obtaining permission would lead to immediate walking papers from that job,” someone else wrote., including by his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow who alleged he sexually abused her when she was a child.released in 2021.
His relationship with the actor, now 78, ended in 1992 after 12 years when his intimate relationship with Soon-Yi Previn – Mia’s then 21-year-old adopted daughter – became public.The family walked the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival together.interview also touched upon the #MeToo movement and cancel culture, which Allen called “all so silly”.
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