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5/26/21

Vanessa Redgrave Has Recused Herself From the Kevin Spacey Conversation

Vanessa Redgrave is indisputably the best part of the lion’s share of movies in which she’s appeared, but one movie…

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Kate Winslet Finally Says She Regrets Working With Woody Allen

Kate Winslet has (finally) expressed regrets over starring in films directed by alleged sexual abuser Woody Allen…

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Roman Polanski Denied Request to be Reinstated as a Member of the Academy

On Tuesday, a judge denied the request of convicted child rapist Roman Polanski to be reinstated to the Academy of…

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Women Walk Out After Convicted Child Rapist Roman Polanski Wins Another Award

I’m furious to report that again, just as Jezebel’s own Emily Alford wrote back in September of 2019, Roman…

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Entire Board of French Film Awards Resigns After Giving Roman Polanski Film 12 Nominations

On Thursday, the board that is responsible for overseeing the César Awards (the French equivalent to the Oscars) anno…

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French Actor Valentine Monnier Accuses Roman Polanski of 'Violent Rape'

Convicted child rapist Roman Polanski has been accused of “violently raping” another woman, totaling at least six…

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Roman Polanski, Convicted Child Rapist, Has Been Given Yet Another Award

Roman Polanski, who pled guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor in 1978 and has yet to serve a single…

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Sure, Roman Polanski's 'Controversial' Image is Because of His Filmmaking, Not His Rape of a Child

Incredibly, Roman Polanski is still talking.

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Sigourney Weaver Says She Would Work With Roman Polanski Again

The Hollywood Reporter did a lengthy interview with Sigourney Weaver that focused heavily on the entertainment…

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Anniversary Edition of Rosemary's Baby Conveniently Ignores That Roman Polanski Directed It

Rosemary’s Baby is a very good movie, and Roman Polanski is a very bad man, but we can’t collectively erase the fact…

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Guess Which Celebrated Director and Convicted Child Rapist Is Making a Movie About a Wrongly-Accused Male Victim

I hesitate to call this a “comeback” because Roman Polanski, like Woody Allen, never really went away. In Polanski’s…

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Did Roman Polanski Forget He's a Rapist?

The trades are reporting Friday that film director and convicted child rapist Roman Polanski was “blindsided” by his …

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The Academy Has Kicked Out Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski

On Thursday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that it was expelling Roman Polanski and Bill…

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Here's Audio of Quentin Tarantino Defending Roman Polanski: 13-Year-Old Girl 'Wanted to Have It' [UPDATED]

In October of 2017, director Quentin Tarantino spoke out about his longtime collaborator Harvey Weinstein and the…

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Despite Protests, French Roman Polanski Retrospective Will Go On As Planned

Cinémathèque Française will host a retrospective of the work of Roman Polanski, despite protests and a petition…

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Here's Another Sweep of Sexual Assault Allegations From Hollywood, Including One More for Roman Polanski

Harvey Weinstein may be a kingmaker, but semi-famous men also whip their dicks out under the auspices of…

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Another Woman Alleges Roman Polanski Raped Her As a Teenager

Renate Langer, a former German actress, has accused director Roman Polanski of raping her at a house in Gstaad when…

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Roman Polanski on Rape: 'As Far As What I Did, It’s Over'

Roman Polanski has been fighting to return to the US, after fleeing a potential 50 year sentence for drugging and…

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Another Woman Comes Forward Alleging Roman Polanski Assaulted Her As a Minor

Film director Roman Polanski, who pleaded guilty to one case of raping a 13-year-old girl in 1979 and has been…

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Roman Polanski Rape Survivor Is Now Lobbying the Court On Polanski's Behalf

Roman Polanski has been attempting to return to the US, after years of avoiding extradition from Europe, on the…

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