Paramount + will exclusively air a “CBS Sunday Morning” special, anchored by Lee Cowan, with an interview with filmmaker Woody Allen, a “CBS This Morning” interview with Dylan Farrow, and a report by Erin Moriarty on controversial artists and his art, in “CBS Sunday Morning” – “The Woody Allen Interview.”
The special will be available at Paramount + from March 28th.
Cowan interviewed Allen in July 2020 about his new memoirs, in the filmmaker’s first in-depth television interview in nearly three decades. The special also includes the extensive 2018 CBS This Morning interview with Dylan Farrow, in which he details his allegations that Allen was abused in 1992 and denies being trained. And Moriarty explores the challenges the public faces when it comes to alleging – or discovering – respected artists who have acted in a morally questionable way.
Allen has repeatedly denied the allegations that have regained attention after the recent documentary series “Allen vs. Farrow.” Some experts have dismissed the allegations and have never been charged with a crime.
CBS News
The network said the interview, which took place last summer during an active news cycle, was available now given renewed interest in the issue. In a statement, the network said: “Paramount + offers the chance to explore Allen, his career and the allegations surrounding him, in the context and with the depth that this story demands.”
The following is the full CBS News release:
Lee Cowan, of “CBS Sunday Morning,” sat down with Woody Allen in July 2020 after the release of his memoirs on what would be Allen’s first significant television interview in nearly three decades. The interview, which took place last summer during an active news cycle, is now presented given the renewed interest in the controversy surrounding the filmmaker. The Paramount + exclusive offers the chance to explore Allen, his career and allegations in context and with the depth this story demands. ”
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