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Susan Sarandon slams Woody Allen at Cannes Film Festival

Susan Sarandon has slammed Woody Allen at the Cannes Film Festival where allegations of sexual assault have been renewed against the director.
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Actress Susan Sarandon criticized director Woody Allen at a Women In Motion talk May 15 in Cannes, France. (Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

Susan Sarandon has slammed Woody Allen at the Cannes Film Festival where allegations of sexual assault have been renewed against the director.

Speaking at a Women in Motion talk Sunday, Sarandon said of Allen: "I think he sexually assaulted a child and I don't think that's right." Sarandon, who was speaking alongside actress Geena Davis, declined to comment further on the subject.

Director Woody Allen (2nd from left) and cast members (L-R) Blake Lively, Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg pose on the red carpet for the premiere of Cafe Society May 11 at the Cannes Film Festival. (Yves Herman/Reuters)

Allen's Cafe Society opened the festival on Wednesday. A column posted the same day by his son, Ronan Farrow, called for media, moviegoers and film festivals to reconsider their embrace of the director.

Allen's daughter, Dylan, has said he molested her when she was 7. Allen has denied it.

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