Peter Bart: Roman Polanski Expands Legal Action Against Academy Expulsion, Reminding Members He’s An Oscar Winner

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerKate Winslet said she is “grappling” with regrets over working with film directors Woody Allen and Roman Polanski, both accused of sexual misconduct with minors.“It’s like, what the fuck was I doing working with Woody Allen and Roman Polanski? It’s unbelievable to me now how those men were held in such high regard, so widely in the film industry and for as long as they were. It’s fucking disgraceful.

Kate Winslet has finally denounced disgraced directors Woody Allen and Roman Polanski!

Vanity Fair Friday that the #MeToo movement and working with director Francis Lee on “Ammonite” made her more aware of how women are portrayed in films and that she wishes she had spoken up on previous projects throughout her career.“It’s like, what the f— was I doing working with Woody Allen and Roman Polanski? It’s unbelievable to me now how those men were held in such high regard, so widely in the film industry and for as long as they were. It’s f–ing disgraceful,” she told Vanity Fair.

It’s pretty crazy to think that it’s been more than 25 years since Kate Winslet had her breakout role in the film, “Heavenly Creatures.” Over that time span, she’s won an Oscar (along with various other prestigious awards), she’s starred in one of the biggest films of all time (“Titanic”), and a number of other acclaimed features that have gained her the status of being one of the very best performers in the industry.

Kate Winslet regrets a couple of the credits on her extensive acting résumé: Wonder Wheel, the 2017 film directed by Woody Allen, and Carnage, Roman Polanski’s 2011 dramedy.“It’s like, what the f** was I doing working with Woody Allen and Roman Polanski?” Winslet said in an interview published Thursday in Vanity Fair.“It’s unbelievable to me now how those men were held in such high regard, so widely in the film industry and for as long as they were. It’s f****** disgraceful.

Carnage in 2011, before going on to work with Allen on 2017’s Wonder Man.In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Winslet asked: “What the fuck was I doing [working with them]?”Winslet explained it was “unbelievable” that both directors “were held in such high regard, so widely in the film industry and for as long as they were”.“It’s fucking disgraceful,” she added.Allen was previously accused of molesting his adoptive daughter, Dylan Farrow, when she was just seven in the home of his then-wife,

Despite starring in iconic films and playing famous characters over several decades, Kate Winslet isn't pleased with all of the professional choices she's made. In an interview with Vanity Fair, the Oscar winner, 44, opened up about her time in front of the camera, including her collaborations with directors Woody Allen and Roman Polanski -- both of whom have been marred by accusations of sexual misconduct.

Kate Winslet has worked with two of the most acclaimed-yet-controversial filmmakers in Hollywood, and admits it’s now something she “regrets.”

telling Vanity Fair this week, “It’s like, what the f - - k was I doing working with Woody Allen and Roman Polanski?”“It’s unbelievable to me now how those men were held in such high regard, so widely in the film industry and for as long as they were,” she added. “It’s f - - king disgraceful.”“And I have to take responsibility for the fact that I worked with them both,” Winslet continued.

Kate Winslet has admitted she regrets working with Woody Allen and Roman Polanski, describing Hollywood’s regard for the directors as “disgraceful”.

Peter Bart Editor-At-LargeThe memoirs and random ruminations of corporate leaders rarely find their way into the public conversation, but rules change when Netflix is involved. Tuesday marked the publication day of Reed Hastings’ book in which the co-CEO warned that no company employee at any level should assume job security.

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Blake Lively celebrated her 33rd birthday in quarantine and shared the highlights via Instagram.In a photo, Lively seemed particularly happy about husband Ryan Reynolds's biceps, zooming in on them as he delivered her birthday cake.The actress also revealed that she was gifted adorable jewelry featuring her children's names.Blake Lively just turned 33, and she celebrated the special occasion with her husband, Ryan Reynolds.

Roman Polanski is the acclaimed director of such Oscar-winning films as “Rosemary’s Baby” and “The Pianist”, but he’s also a fugitive from justice after fleeing the U.S. in 1978 rather than face a possible prison sentence for charges of sexually assaulting 13-year-old girl.

Roman Polanski is not being reinstated to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Roman Polanski will not appeal a judge’s decision to uphold his expulsion from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a lawyer for the controversial director has said.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticRoman Polanski won’t be voting on the winners for the 93rd Academy Awards, a California judge decided Tuesday.At a downtown hearing this morning, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mary Strobel concluded that the disgraced Oscar winner had been given more than enough of a heads up by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2018 before the organization tossed out the longtime member.As long hidden or accepted cases of sexual harassment and