Several dozen employees of a Hachette subsidiary in New York protested briefly on Thursday outside the headquarters of the publishing house to protest against the forthcoming publication of the memoirs of Woody Allen. This action in front of the headquarters of Grand Central Publishing comes two days after the famous journalist Ronan Farrow, son of Woody Allen who became very critical of his father, denounced the next publication of these memoirs. "We stand in solidarity with Ronan Farrow, Dylan Farrow and the victims of sexual assault," they added.
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"Thank you from the heart"
An employee of the Hachette group, Elece Green, confirmed in a tweet that she participated in the demonstration: "to support my colleagues from Little, Brown and the victims of sexual assault, I am leaving the office this afternoon". Ronan Farrow announced Tuesday that he would no longer work with Hachette, whose subsidiary Little, Brown and Company published in October his book on the underside of the Harvey Weinstein affair, "Catch and Kill" in French edition).
Ronan Farrow has long defended his sister Dylan Farrow, adopted daughter of Woody Allen, who accuses the filmmaker of having sexually abused her in 1992, when she was seven years old, accusations that Woody Allen has always denied. Supported by his brother and adoptive mother Mia Farrow, Dylan Farrow renewed his accusations in the wake of the #MeToo movement in early 2018, which Woody Allen again refuted.
Dylan Farrow said she was "incredibly grateful for the solidarity shown today by the employees of Hachette and Little Brown". "Thank you from the bottom of my heart," she added on Twitter. According to Grand Central Publishing, A propos of Nothing , to be released in the United States on April 7 and in France on April 29, is "a comprehensive account of the life of Woody Allen, both personal and professional".