By ELIZABETH
VALENTIN
Arts Editor
Among a long list of projects that Selena Gomez has in the works, one of them is a film with Woody Allen, who was accused of sexually assaulting his daughter during the 1990s.
Gomez has been facing backlash over this film since August, when the news of the film’s production was released. Fans were angry that she would produce a show like “13 Reasons Why,” which presents several issues that need to be addressed in society, including sexual assault, and then work with Woody Allen on a film.
People have been taking to social media to express their opinions about Gomez’s involvement with such a highly controversial figure in Hollywood.
Twitter user @ultluffy posted “so you mean to tell me that selena gomez made a show to spread awareness about sexual assault and is now working with woody allen”
Another user, @godylycia, said “reminder that he raped his own daughter and selena gomez who worked on 13 reasons why a show about sexual assault is trash for supporting him.”
More recently, reports have been released regarding the content of the film. These reports state that one of the story lines of the film will involve a middle aged married man who has several affairs with younger women.
This controversy comes in the midst of the slew of sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein. After this specific controversy, there have been a number of people in Hollywood that have also been accused of sexual assault or sexual harassment and have been facing backlash.
In the 1990s, after Allen’s son accused his father of sexually assaulting his sister, a case opened up. The case was soon closed after no sufficient evidence could be found to charge Allen with sexual assault. This means that his is, legally, innocent. This did not stop people from questioning his innocence when he went on to marry his adopted daughter in 1997.
It is clear that Gomez has angered many people by choosing to work with Allen, but it is important to remember that he was found innocent by a court of law. It is very well possible that he is innocent, despite the fact that this is not the popular opinion.
