Cannes 2016

Quel crétin au cerveau embrumé a eu l'idée saugrenue d'engager Laurent Lafitte pour en faire le maitre de cérémonie ?!

Ce jeanfoutre offense l'invité Woody Allen en le traitant de violeur pédophile ... Bel exemple de "courtoisie camembert"

Cannes Film Festival 2016: French comedian makes Woody Allen rape joke at Café Society film premiere

The octogenarian's latest film opened the 69th annual film festival

The 69th Cannes Film Festival kicked off in controversial style last night as a French comedian made a joke at the expense of Woody Allen during the opening night premiere of his new film CaféSociety.

Master of Ceremonies Laurent Lafitte took aim at the sexual allegations that target the 80-year-old filmmaker.

“You’ve shot so many of your films here in Europe, and yet in the U.S. you haven’t even been convicted of rape,” the comedian said, resulting in immediate gasps from the audience.

The controversial joke references director Roman Polanski - whose film The Pianist won the coveted Palme d'Or in 2002 - who pleaded guilty to raping a 13-year-old girl in 1977 and fled to Europe in order to avoid a prison sentence. 

Allen is accused of molesting his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow in an open letter she wrote to The New York Times in 2014. 

Regarding the industry's refusal to question Allen on the allegations, his son, Ronan Farrow, recently wrote an open letter to The Hollywood Reporter condemning what he called the media's "dangerous" contribution to a "culture of impunity and silence."

“Thank you for coming tonight, sir,” Lafitte continued. “Although it’s the least you could do. Your film isn’t even in competition. What’s the worst that could happen? ...Or that it’s not as good as Manhattan," he quipped in reference to the hard-working director's recent run of less acclaimed films.

Allen's latest film Café Society has been deemed a success by critics making it his most well-reviewed film since the Oscar-winning Blue Jasmine (2012). The Thirties-set comedy-drama stars Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg, and Blake Lively.

The octogenarian is currently working on an untitled television project for Amazon Studios.

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5 Comments

1 day ago

trisul

We are not even allowed to use Allen's name in the comments, as even the editor considers his name obscene and the comment is immediately flagged for inspection.

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1 day ago

trisul

Judging by the way how Allen speaks of his wife, it does seem like he was targetting Mia's adopted children. He says things like "I started the relationship with her and I thought it would just be a fling." In other words, he was ready to starting casual relationships with his wive's children.

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1 day ago

Bill Daniels

We have an unmolested pedophile in circulation; slimy looks and all

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2 days ago

Robert Jones

If that's a joke, it's time he tried another career.

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13 hours ago

James Adams

It must be funnier in the original french version.