Woody Allen shows his support for Luis Rubiales. While presenting his latest feature, Coup de chance, at the Venice Film Festival, the American director defended the president of the Spanish football federation, singled out for having kissed a football player by surprise and without his consent. the National team. In an interview with the Spanish daily El Mundo and relayed by Le Parisien, he believes that Luis Rubiales should not lose his job for “a simple kiss”.
“The kiss on the soccer player was a mistake, but he didn’t burn down a school. He needs to apologize and move on. They didn’t hide, nor did he kiss her in a dark alley, the filmmaker said. He didn’t rape her. It was just a kiss and her, a friend. What’s wrong with that? he wonders. “Anyway, it’s hard to understand how someone can lose their job and be punished in this way for kissing someone,” the director said. Woody Allen is himself accused of sexual assault by Dylan Farrow, the child he adopted with his ex-wife, Mia Farrow. The director has always denied the accusations.
A few minutes after Spain’s world title on August 20, the boss of the Spanish football federation surprised striker Jenni Hermoso on the mouth, sparking international outrage. Pushed to resign by the Spanish government in particular, Luis Rubiales had announced on August 25 that he would not leave his post “for a little kiss” which, according to him, was “consented”. A fact denied by the Spanish player.