AFP Washington: Woody Allen fell in love with Diane Keaton as soon as he set eyes on her, but took a week to pluck up the courage to speak to the woman whose stellar career he would help to turbo charge.
He has now paid a heartfelt tribute to his favorite actress and former partner, whose death was announced at the weekend.
Allen, the acclaimed director-screenwriter-actor who never shook allegations that he molested his adopted daughter in 1992.
Woody Allen fell in love with Diane Keaton as soon as he set eyes on her, but took a week to pluck up the courage to speak to the woman whose stellar career he would help to turbo charge.
Keaton stood by Allen when much of Hollywood shunned the neurotic funnyman at the height of the MeToo reckoning in January 2018, tweeting “Woody Allen is my friend and I continue to believe him.”
At that time, the director was again facing accusations of sexual assault, made in 1992 by his adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow. Charges against him were dropped after two separate investigations.
Allen concluded his tribute by saying that “a few days ago the world was a place that included Diane Keaton. Now it’s a world that does not. Hence, it’s a drearier world.”
