In a defiant rejection of the serene retirement most embrace at his age, 90-year-old Woody Allen has emerged calmly unapologetic in recent reflections, shining a harsh light on Hollywood’s darkest secrets—the industry’s long-shielded hypocrisies, rush to judgment in cancel culture, and quiet complicity with figures like Jeffrey Epstein, whom he once described as “charming and personable” despite the scandals. Exiled from mainstream American filmmaking amid enduring allegations, Allen spoke with cool detachment in interviews around his milestone birthday, dismissing regrets over Epstein dinners, calling cancel culture “dumb,” and highlighting how silence and presumption have protected powerful networks for decades. Once Hollywood’s golden boy with Oscars for classics like Annie Hall, he’s now planning potential new films abroad, indifferent to the backlash. As fresh Epstein file photos resurface his ties, Allen’s unflinching candor raises a chilling question: How many more guarded truths will his voice finally unearth?
In a defiant rejection of serene retirement, 90-year-old Woody Allen has emerged calmly unapologetic in recent reflections around his milestone birthday on December 1, 2025. Exiled from mainstream Hollywood amid enduring allegations of sexual abuse—which he has consistently denied—Allen has spoken with cool detachment about his past associations, including dinners with Jeffrey Epstein, whom he described as “charming and personable.”
Fresh photos from Epstein’s estate, released by House Oversight Committee Democrats in December 2025, show Allen in intimate settings with the disgraced financier: lingering over meals, on film sets, and in closer proximity than previously acknowledged. Despite Epstein’s convictions, Allen expressed no regrets, noting in interviews that he and wife Soon-Yi Previn attended fascinating gatherings with intellectuals and Nobel laureates, insisting they “never, ever saw Jeffrey with underage girls.”
Allen’s candor extends to cancel culture, which he dismissed as “dumb” and “silly” in 2025 interviews promoting his debut novel, What’s With Baum?. He marveled at how presumptions replace facts in the #MeToo era, viewing Hollywood’s shunning of him—sparked by renewed focus on allegations from adopted daughter Dylan Farrow—as a mistake, though he harbors no anger toward former collaborators.
Once Hollywood’s golden boy, with Oscars for classics like Annie Hall, Allen now highlights the industry’s hypocrisies: selective outrage, rush to judgment, and quiet complicity with powerful figures. His past letter to Epstein jokingly compared the financier’s home to “Castle Dracula” with “young female vampires,” yet he frames their relationship as neighborly and intellectual.
Indifferent to backlash, Allen remains creatively active. He has secured €1.5 million in funding from Madrid’s regional government for a new film, tentatively titled part of the “Woody Allen Spring Project 2026” (WASP 2026), with obligations to feature “Madrid” in the title and showcase recognizable locations. Shooting is planned for spring 2026, marking potentially his 51st feature.
As resurfaced Epstein ties revive scrutiny, Allen’s unflinching stance shines a harsh light on guarded networks of influence. He critiques silence and presumption as enablers of protected elites, while continuing to create from Europe’s margins.
How many more guarded truths will his voice unearth? At 90, mourning friend Diane Keaton and contemplating mortality, Allen seems unbothered—focused on the next project, unyielding in detachment. His reflections challenge Hollywood to confront its own contradictions: uneven accountability and deference to power.
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