Woody Allen has hit back at allegations he molested his daughter Dylan Farrow.
The iconic filmmaker – whose adopted child recently spoke out claiming he had abused her at the age of seven – has penned an open letter in which he denies any wrongdoing and insists she has been "exploited" by her mother Mia.
He wrote in the New York Times: "Of course, I did not molest Dylan. I loved her and hope one day she will grasp how she has been cheated out of having a loving father and exploited by a mother more interested in her own festering anger than her daughter’s well-being."
The ‘Blue Jasmine’ director also revealed while Dylan believes the allegations, he thinks she feels that way as a result of his ex-partner convincing her it happened.
He said: "Not that I doubt Dylan hasn’t come to believe she’s been molested, but if from the age of 7 a vulnerable child is taught by a strong mother to hate her father because he is a monster who abused her, is it so inconceivable that after many years of this indoctrination the image of me Mia wanted to establish had taken root?"
In his in-depth essay, Woody insisted his ex-wife even "fabricated" the location of the abuse, adding it was a too "cramped" a space for someone who suffers with claustophobia.
He continued: "Even the venue where the fabricated molestation was supposed to have taken place was poorly chosen but interesting.
"Mia chose the attic of her country house, a place she should have realized I’d never go to because it is a tiny, cramped, enclosed spot where one can hardly stand up and I’m a major claustrophobe.
"The one or two times she asked me to come in there to look at something, I did, but quickly had to run out."
Woody initially faced allegations in 1992 during a custody battle with Mia, but they were later dropped without charge.
Woody Allen denies molestation allegations
