Woody Allen Rape Joke

Woody Allen, whose film Cafe Society, premiered on Wednesday, was seated in the front row at the opening ceremony when Mr Lafitte referred to rape charges in a gag that drew gasps from the audience

Opinions were divided on whether the comment was directed at Woody Allen, who was never charged with the historic abuse accusations against him or director Roman Polanski, who has been living in Europe to escape charges that he raped a 13-year-old in the United States

Woody Allen, whose film Cafe Society, premiered on Wednesday, was seated in the front row at the opening ceremony when Mr Lafitte referred to rape charges in a gag that drew gasps from the audience

Opinions were divided on whether the comment was directed at Woody Allen, who was never charged with the historic abuse accusations against him or director Roman Polanski, who has been living in Europe to escape charges that he raped a 13-year-old in the United States