For reasons unknown, many celebrities still treat accused child molester Woody Allen as some kind of demi-god. Actually, the reasons are fairly well-assumed, having something to do with the notion that actors in his movies tend to win awards. Blake Lively, who stars in Allen’s upcoming film Cafe Society , is the latest celeb to overlook Allen’s alleged crimes, possibly for a chance at a prestigious awards nomination. “[Woody] creates a very pleasant set where everybody’s just happy to be there and happy to be making a movie, and happy to be a part of film history,” Lively told Hamptons magazine. “For him to have that confidence in you almost give you the confidence in yourself to just go with the flow. “And those are the moments he really likes, the found moments, the moments that aren’t written but just happen.” The film, which also stars Steve Carell, Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg, may be Lively’s first shot at her peers regarding her as a serious actor. “It’s really cool to work with a director who’s done so much, because he knows exactly what he wants,” she continued. “The fact that he does one shot for an entire scene — [and] this could be a scene with eight people and one to two takes — it give you a level of confidence because when he’s got it, he knows it.” In 1992, Dylan Farrow, Allen’s adoptive daughter with Mia Farrow, accused the director of sexually abusing her . While Allen has denied the accusations and was never charged, Mia, Dylan and brother Rowan have insisted they are accurate. Dylan and Rowan have called out celebrities who continue to work with Allen despite the disturbing claims, including Alec Baldwin, Louis CK and Scarlett Johansson. But it sounds like Lively and the rest feel that the chance to work with the Oscar-winning director trumps the possibility that he may be a pedophile. View Slideshow: 27 Best Blake Lively Pictures
Video of Prince’s last, beautiful show has popped up Twitter for all of his grieving fans to enjoy. Prince usually doesn’t play when it comes to his no phone rule at shows, but one fan decided to break it. A Twitter user with the handle Jake reuse recorded Prince singing his classic “Purple Rain” during […]
Did he honestly think he could fake his death and live happily ever after? MMA Fighter Fakes Death Once you fake a death, you have to keep a low profile. Some people just don’t think things through. According to NY Daily News: Mixed martial arts promoters Christos Piliafas and Scott DiPonio were shocked to learn that one of their fighters was a suspect in the holdup of a Michigan gun shop this week. After all, it was only two weeks ago that they raised more than $1,000 to help the amateur heavyweight’s family pay for his funeral. Charles Rowan, 25, didn’t die in a February car wreck while en route to his fifth bout, as his girlfriend, Rosalinda Martinez, claimed that night, according to DiPonio. The couple and a friend, Michael Bowman, were in a Gladwin courtroom Friday to hear the charges against them: armed robbery and assault with intent to murder. Each requested a court-appointed attorney. “[He] came and looked me right in the eyes and took the cash and cried and came to my house and stayed the night,” DiPonio said. Rowan, Martinez and Bowman were arraigned Friday in Gladwin District Court. They are scheduled to appear in court again April 1 and remain in the county jail, having not posted bond. According to Gladwin County Sheriff Michael Shea, Martinez called 911 after the robbery and told investigators that she, too, had been attacked. But he said her story didn’t hold up and she, Rowan and Bowman were arrested. “I thought for sure Charlie was dead. I mean, these people were hysterically crying,” said DiPonio, who gave the family $150 for expenses on the spot. Two weeks ago, Piliafas and DiPonio helped raise $1,350 in proceeds and donations through their benefit event, Fight for Charlie. A tearful Bowman showed up to collect the money. Meanwhile, Piliafas and DiPonio are planning to file a fraud claim against Rowan with the Grand Traverse County sheriff’s office. “I want to press charges to the fullest extent,” Piliafas said. “For them to do that, just makes me sick.” Looking back, Piliafas said that even though some initially questioned Rowan’s death, not much could be done about those concerns. “I had people saying this was a little bit fishy. There was no obit. There was no funeral service. But in that situation, you want to be sensitive to the family,” he said. “I didn’t know exactly how to handle it. I didn’t want to go off and say, ‘We’re not doing this. Something’s not right,’ and then have the incident having really happened.” He was dumb for faking his death, but the people who belived he was dead were even dumber.
Breaking Sports Video
