Drew Barrymore Says Having Children Changed Her Opinion About Working With Woody Allen

    "I was gaslit into not looking at a narrative beyond what I was being told."

    Drew Barrymore is expressing her regret about working with Woody Allen.

    Drew looks serious on a red carpet

    Following the premiere of Allen v. Farrow, Drew sat down with Dylan Farrow for a candid interview surrounding the docuseries.

    The four-part HBO documentary addresses Dylan's allegations that she was sexually abused by her adoptive father when she was a child, although he has continuously denied the allegations.

    An old family photo of Dylan, her mother, father, and sibling

    During the interview, Drew opened up about her experience working with Woody several years after Dylan's claims were made public.

    Drew on the movie set with Woody

    "I worked with Woody Allen. I did a film with him in 1996 called Everyone Says I Love You, and there was no higher career calling card than to work with Woody Allen," Drew explained.

    Another shot of Drew on set with Woody

    She continued, "Then I had children, and it changed me because I realized that I was one of the people who was basically gaslit into not looking at a narrative beyond what I was being told."

    Drew went on to thank Dylan for a "brave choice" that is now impacting what is happening in the entertainment industry.

    Dylan and her mother pose together

    Moved by Drew's words, Dylan admitted that she was trying not to cry.

    Dylan and Drew sit across from each other on couches to talk

    "It is just so meaningful because it's easy for me to say, 'Of course you shouldn’t work with him — he's a jerk; he's a monster' — but I just find it incredibly brave and incredibly generous that you would say to me that my story and what I went through was important enough to you to reconsider that," Dylan expressed.

    Hear all that Drew and Dylan had to say below.

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