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Another day, another Woody Allen casting notice: Selena Gomez, Elle Fanning, and Timothée Chalamet (star of the upcoming Oscar hopeful Call Me by Your Name) are boarding Allens untitled third film for Amazon Studios, following previous collaborations Café Society and the upcoming Wonder Wheel.
As is to be expected with a new Allen film, conversations crept up about whether or not actors should continue to work with a man who has been accused by ex-partner Mia Farrow of sexually assaulting their young adopted daughter. Its a question that will always arise when Hollywood stars like Gomez, Fanning, and Chalamet follow in the footsteps of Justin Timberlake, Kate Winslet, Blake Lively, Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Emma Stone, Cate Blanchett, and others whove chosen to work with Allen in recent years. The fairness of the question is hardly worth examining at this point, but what is worth interrogating is who has the privilege to continue working with an accused molester and who does not.
When BuzzFeed broke the story that R. Kelly is alleged to be holding numerous women hostage in a cult, there was plenty of condemnation for the mother of one of the victims. One woman, referred to only as J., acknowledged that she was aware of the allegations against Kelly and the fact that he married R&B singer Aaliyah when she was only 15. But she also thought she could protect her daughter: In the back of our minds, we were thinking [my daughter] could be around him if I was with her. It didnt really hit home. Even with the Aaliyah situation, now that I think about it, Age Aint Nothing But a Number... but you dont think about that. You grew up with the song, and you like the song.
Granted, why should J. have any reason to fear Kelly when musicians like Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Jennifer Hudson, and Chance the Rapper have worked with him in recent years? What she didnt realize is that predators often prey on the weakon those without advocates. A young black girl whose parents thrust her into Kellys arms so he can help her career isnt going to have the same protections that Hollywoods most famous artists have when working with Kelly. Its no different than Dr. Luke having the ability to allegedly prey on Ke$ha while she studied under his wing, all while he continued to work with Jennifer Lopez, Pusha T, or Pitbull. Dr. Lukes relationships with those established artists arent the same as his with a younger protégée.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/why-do-young-stars-like-selena-gomez-work-with-woody-allen
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