Soon-Yi Previn and Woody Allen claim Hillary Clinton returned campaign donation over molestation allegations

Soon-Yi Previn’s interview with New York magazine in defense of husband, Woody Allen — the former longtime boyfriend of her adoptive mother, Mia Farrow — has caused quite the social media storm since it was published Sunday night.

Woody Allen says Hillary Clinton rejected a campaign donation made by him and his wife, Soon-Yi Previn. (Photo: Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
Woody Allen says Hillary Clinton rejected a campaign donation made by him and his wife, Soon-Yi Previn. (Photo: Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

The 47-year-old Previn, who told the magazine she was a college freshman when her affair with Allen began, accused Farrow of being an abusive parent and refuted her sister Dylan Farrow’s allegations that Allen molested her when she was a child.

Meanwhile, Dylan and her brother, Ronan Farrow, have issued statements slamming the “bizarre fabrications” in the “hit job.” Others have criticized the piece because it was written by Daphne Merkin, a longtime friend of Allen’s who has previously expressed doubt about the #MeToo movement.

A reference to Hillary Clinton is also grabbing attention. According to Merkin’s piece, the Annie Hall director claims the former presidential candidate “unceremoniously returned” a campaign contribution they sent her.

Hillary Clinton allegedly distanced herself from Allen and Previn. (Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for the Women’s Forum of New York)
Hillary Clinton allegedly distanced herself from Allen and Previn. (Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for the Women’s Forum of New York)

Clinton’s alleged rejection of Allen in the midst of her campaign against Donald Trump, who has been accused of sexual misconduct, is earning praise from her supporters.

Others, however, are unimpressed, noting that Clinton was still professionally linked to Harvey Weinstein, whose widespread allegations of sexual misconduct were exposed last fall — in part by Ronan Farrow himself. Clinton later issued a statement saying she was “shocked and appalled” by the charges against Weinstein.

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