What does Hollywood's reverence for child rapist Roman Polanski tell us Dear Roman you have my full support. He only confessed to a lesser charge through a plea agreement. Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for March 3. Portman wasn't the only high-profile signatory. We should not however allow him to ever enter this country again. As to the victim wanting to drop the case, it is because she is tired of all the publicity her family gets every time Polanski whines about not being able to go to a certain country to film. Who are the perverts who signed Hollywood's Roman Polanski petition? Polanski is a child molester. Stuck on 'Quordle' #401? Julian Schnabel Natalie Portman on signing Roman Polanski petition: 'It was a mistake Petition for Roman Polanski Signatories - Alt Film Guide As much as I've been repulsed by Polanski's 1977 rape of a 13-year-old girl, I've been absolutely flabbergasted and offended by the list of Hollywood elites and celebrities who have recently signed a petition demanding his release. - lAPI (Association des producteurs Indpendants) (Association of Independent Producers) He admitted to unlawfully having sex as part of a plea bargain the judge tried to renege on. I know I was thinking about sex pretty much 90% of the time. People: Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen support Roman Polanski $17.99 + $4.99 shipping. Sandra Nicolier - lARP The . Watch what happened next. Ladislas Kijno Petition Supporting the Extradition of Roman Polanski It was a mistake," she told the news outlet. Women, girls, PEOPLE having a RIGHT to say what happens to their own bodies is NOT a moral issue, it is a human rights issue. In 2018, Argento apologised and expressed regret for signing the petition. Also to send out the right signal to society. In 2018, Dolan apologised and expressed regret for signing the petition. Whether its 5 years or 20 years is irrelevant. Miguel Courtois If he was some crack head living in harlem and raped a girl would the same supporters come to the rescue? She has forgiven him. Andr Larqui Michel Ocelot Djamel Bennecib These included Harrison Ford,. According to her grand jury testimony, she repeatedly asked him to take her home and she was afraid of him. Natalie Portman: "I Very Much Regret" Signing Roman Polanski Petition - Le Bureau National du SFA His plea bargain didnt fall apart. Richard Pena And yet, for the past 40 years, many of them have been falling over themselves to work with a self-confessed child rapist, even defending him by pointing to his artistic credentials. Alexander Payne is currently focused on his new baby. Pedro Almodovar Some dont reply at all, despite repeated approaches. A petition demanding his release was signed by more than 100 actors and film-makers, including Emma Thompson (who later asked to have her name removed), Yasmina Reza and Tilda Swinton. The arrest of Roman Polanski in a neutral country, where he assumed he could travel without hindrance, undermines this tradition: it opens the way for actions of which no one can know the effects. Over the past few days I've been watching the Roman Polanski story unfold. We reached out to some of the most high-profile signatories to a 2009 petition in support of Roman Polanski, to ask them whether they regretted their endorsement of the convicted abuser. Nadine Trintignant He never was. Ren Gainville I foolishly went along. thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0928091polanskiplea1.html. To suggest that Polanski was treated unfairly in LA of all places is laughable. Those that signed the petition, I would That type of self-righteousness is sickening and even more dangerous than what Polanski did because it affects society as a whole, whether the issue is rape or anything else. Nicolas Mauvernay have worked with him, movie insiders say. Those of you who think this is the same as rape should watch Oleanna. Making good films does not exempt you from the law. The whole world will be so much safer if Polanski ends his days behind bars. Tilda Swinton would like to graciously pass on being interviewed. Mike Nichols, David Lynch, Ethan Coen, Bernardo Bertolucci, Martin Scorsese, Jeremy Irons, Tilda Swinton, Terry Gilliam, Emir Kusturica, Wim Wenders and many, many others, I love you even more! Souleymane Cisse She was not unresponsive, he writes. Roman Polanski Petition - Alt Film Guide Franois Margolin At the end of the day Polanski fled not because of a legal transgression on the part of the California justice system but because he thinks hes above the law and does not have to answer to a code of ethics that conflicts with his selfish and perverse tastes. Jan Kounen Throughout my work and throughout the years I have been vocal and supportiveI try to generate not only key positions for female directors and first-time directors but also write powerful parts for female actresses in ways that are not the quote on quote usual way.". I too have loved many of his films, and consider him a great artist - but that doesnt excuse his crime. Alongside Asia Argento and Emma Thompson, Natalie Portman remains one of the few celebrities to apologize for signing the petition. Sari - where are you - pay attention to this part: If you support a child rapist and decide it is not important enough to enforce laws regarding such a crime, then as a society you CONDONE that crime. More important than the DA, his flight from the US or his abominable behavior is the FACT that the young lady in question would like this to finished forever. Thanks for signing up. 20052023 Mashable, Inc., a Ziff Davis company. a host of actors have signed petitions on his behalf . Two said to me that it was a special situation because the girl had been up for it (this was a common theory at the time. They protect their own, I protect my own. By their extraterritorial nature, film festivals the world over have always permitted works to be shown and for filmmakers to present them freely and safely, even when certain States opposed this. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! It was not just statutory rape, it was rape-rape because she said no! But one can have enormous sympathy for those losses, and also feel that offering up dead women as mitigating factors for raping a girl doesnt really wash. but this summer,when right when i turned 14 i gave in and had sex with a 27 year old man. Please! He is a child rapist and he needs to pay for his crime. Polanski has not served his time and now he is guilty of evading justice. "I take responsibility for not thinking about it enough. You may also click on the Accept button on the right to make this notice disappear. actually, it is the people who think that someone who is a famous white male should get away with this that concerns me. She forgave him yes but the law does not forgive. You should watch Roman Polanski Wanted or Desired. Jetter Roman Polanski aux lions malgr les arguments legaux, cela prendra des proportions de plus en plus exagers. He fled the conviction. HES SUFFERED ENOUGH. Petition for the Release of Roman Polanski - TheWrap Gailey sensed something different. It was stupid To take a childhood from a person is the worst thing there is. Betrand Van Effenterre The names on the petition include Natalie Portman, Tilda Swinton, Isabelle Huppert, Penelope Cruz, Diane von Furstenberg, Wes Anderson, Darren Aronofsky, Martin Scorsese, Monica Bellucci, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Harmony Korine, Ethan Cohen, David Lynch, and Harrison Ford. Its shocking that people like Polanski are still revered, celebrated by actors and fellow film-makers and cinematheques around the world who continue to not only promote their work, but also to work with them. Philippe Radault Yasmina Reza I very much regret it, Portman said. The facts have never altered. In 1977, Roman Polanski was convicted of unlawful sex with a minor and fled the US rather than face jail time. He presented to them the new Minister Counselor for Public Affairs at the embassy, Ms Judith Baroody. Part of me feels extreme disgust right now because I think that the pass many are giving to Polanski is a reflection of a misogynistic culture that deep down believes a woman (or in this case, a girl) always wants it. By signing up to the Mashable newsletter you agree to receive electronic communications After all, no matter how badly the legal system failed Polanski, this didnt cancel out the fact that he raped a child. The charges against him were for having sex with a minor, even if consensual a moral charge, as is stated in the petition. Page 15 But to be honest, there are very few "Hollywood" names on the list and a ton of European names on the list. The petition demanding "the immediate release" of Polanski attracted more than 100 signatures, including Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Tilda Swinton and Wong Kar Wai. Woody Allen, David Lynch and Martin Scorsese today added their names to a petition demanding the immediate release of Roman Polanski from detention in Zurich. No excuses. Thompson claims to have signed the petition, but later asked for her name to be removed. I had an extraordinary working experience with both of those men, and thats the truth.. i can only wish you all the worst, and i hope you come to feel deeply ashamed. Back in 2009, film industry luminaries signed a petition to release Roman Polanski from a Swiss prison and now one star is regretting it. Yes other people get away with this. I hope the tide is finally turning.. We demand the immediate release of Roman Polanski, urges the petition. Get The Latest IndieWire Alerts And Newsletters Delivered Directly To Your Inbox. Jerry Schatzberg Roman was charged with sex with minor, not real rape. It is immaterial as to the occupation of the The fact is that he raped her and pled guilty. Roman Polanski at a court appearance in Los Angeles in 1977. BTW, courts do not drop cases because victims want them dropped. the uber leftist oh so talented equivocators make me want to hurl. Too icky, I suppose to add the details of your purported heros heinous crime. Rittenband was thought to be considering sentencing him to 50 years in prison, which was when Polanski fled. Peter Henry Fonda was born in New York City, to legendary screen star Henry Fonda and Ontario, Canada-born New York socialite Frances Brokaw (born Frances Ford Seymour). Cant think of a bigger threat to our planet just now. Trying to understand why Hollywood defends Polanski. : r/movies - reddit And I was like, sure. Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. - le Groupe 25 images What he did over 30 years ago was wrong, but the fact that the victim received a civil settlement and doe not want the matter pursued means the case should be dropped. In the same interview, Portman said she "felt terrible" about accusations of whitewashing(Opens in a new tab) in her upcoming film Annihilation. and seeing people in the comments try to defend him as well by saying the girl was mature for her age? Backlash builds against support of Polanski - CNN.com Polanski drugged a 13 year old girl and forced his penis in her anus - is that too ugly? Justice at least will have run its course. 4. Living with regret. A 13-year-old cannot give consent to have sex with an adult male. She was 18. Finally, to those of you suggesting that Polanski got unfair treatment: I suggest you follow up on watching documentaries with some actual research on the justice system in Los Angeles County. A few will only talk off the record. so roman polanski is sayong it was consensual,and i have no reason to disbeleive him.no one was there,to know the exact facts. This kind of hypocrisy about Polanski makes you wonder how serious the industry really is about dealing with this problem, as it claims to be. Tonie Marshall At Jack Nicholsons house, she tells him shes thirsty, so he gives her alcohol. She has also remained silent on the #MeToo and Times Up campaigns. We lived in a different world, and that doesn't excuse anything. That does not make what he did any better. US-French relations have nothing to do with Polanski drugging and raping a child. It is amazing at all of the people that dont care that a 13 year old girl was raped. Hiding under the same moldy rock they hid under during the OJ trial? This girl was very sexually mature for her age, even the judge said the prosecutrix was a well-developed young girl, who looked older than her years, and regrettably not unschooled in sexual matters. This was clearly a case of consensual sexual relations. Wow! Unless the Puritans secretly championed the rights and autonomy of women. Liria Begeja And miss Caryn Elaine Johnson, I used to have a lot of respect for you, no more.no more. I start by emailing Zenovich to ask if she feels attitudes towards Polanski have changed since she made her movie and its follow-up, Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out, about the Zurich arrest. Last year, four more allegations emerged: former US actor Mallory Millett said Polanski tried to rape her in 1970; German actor Renate Langer said the director raped her in Gstaad in 1972 when she was 15; a woman identified as Robin M said Polanski assaulted her in 1973 when she was 15; and a third, Marianne Barnard, accused him of assaulting her in 1975 when she was 10. He should have been prosecuted as well, even if no teenagers were involved in his misdeeds. All Rights Reserved. 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Reactions to Weinstein come soundtracked with the distinct sound of bandwagon-jumping; thanks to the #MeToo campaign, the public mood is firmly on the side of listening to victims, and Hollywood has keenly followed suit. Jean-Marc Ghanassia I am thoroughly disgusted by the worlds film community for supporting him just because he makes good movies. The above people think its OK to rape children if you make good films. SHAME on you Wes Anderson! It seems inadmissible to them that an international cultural event, paying homage to one of the greatest contemporary filmmakers, is used by the police to apprehend him. I have read the facts and testimonies of the case. Unfortunately, your misogynist ramblings likely lead most women (people) to avoid you, so you wouldnt know. If you continue browsing, that means you've accepted our Terms of Use/use of cookies. Roger Kahane, What Did the Polanski Petition All Those Directors Signed Actually Say? I know that before today, when Roman Polanski had only pleaded guilty to raping that 13-year-old girl in 1979, and been accused of raping that 16-year-old girl in 1986, it was like, Big deal . Perhaps the judge got away with what Polanski was accused of. Its called statutory RAPE for a reason. Woody Allen is an incredible director. Release Polanski, demands petition by film industry luminaries Here are some tips and tricks to help you find the answer to 'Wordle' #622. Stuck on 'Quordle' #403? The biggest stories of the day delivered to your inbox. He engaged in non-consenting sex acts with a child. Laissez cet homme exceptionel tranquil; a sera plus raisonable, moins obstin et plus gnreux. Dont worry YM, I didnt forget you. There is absolutely no defense to be offered. Free shipping for many products! Too bad theyre selling their souls to be there. Actor Gael Garca Bernal, Academy Award-winning actress Penlope Cruz, veteran director Mario Monicelli, veteran screenwriter Lorenzo Semple Jr, and Academy Award-winning filmmakers Bernardo Bertolucci and Ethan Coen are a few of the latest additions to the list of signatories demanding freedom for filmmaker Roman Polanski, currently being held by Swiss authorities. From what is known about the criminal proceedings, it seems the judge was basking in the limelight and behaved outragously thus the entire case should be tossed. Portman is one of the first . See you at your inbox! Rosalinde et Michel Deville One admitted they regretted their previous support, given the new allegations, but couldnt bring themselves to say so publicly. Polanskis own attitude has remained bullish; in October last year he gave an interview in which he focused his ire on the judges who let him down. offender. - le SPI 2023 IndieWire Media, LLC. Shame on all of you. K, Uhlman, please dont get all circus of blood here. Giuseppe Tornatore Do you understand the court will make no decision regarding probation and sentencing until the judge reads all of the reports, Do you understand at the time of your sentencing, the prosecutor may argue that you should go to state prison or be incarcerated in the county jail?, (to Polanskis attorney) Have you explained to your client all of the possible outcomes? His plea bargain didnt fall apart. If only anyone had known about Weinstein they would never never! Natalie Portman: "I Very Much Regret" Signing Roman Polanski Petition We have a duty to protect the innocence of children. In 1976, he met Nastassja Kinski and, according to his autobiography, slept with her. Etienne Faure AFP is reporting that a grand assembly of filmmakers, actors and producers from around the world have signed a petition urging the release of director Roman Polanski, who was arrested Sunday in Switzerland on a warrant for a 1977 underage sex case in the United States. Actor Scott Caan, the son of the late actor James Caan, has filed a petition to manage his father's estate in new court documents obtained by The Blast. We'll give you the hints and tips you need (and also the answers). do you see anyone saying thats ok? polanski never openly apologized and the only reason why this case has dragged on for so long is because polanski denied raping her and skipped town. - la SACD Jacques Fansten What does his continued success reveal about the film worlds true attitude towards sexual assault? Claude Miller By his cowardice and lack of morality he has kept the case and the pain of his victim alive all this time. It will be much wiser, less obstinate and more generous to leave this exceptional man alone. Christophe Barratier He never even apologized to the woman. But you can have your eyes opened and completely change the way you want to live. Mario Martone This does not make what Polanski did any better! Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen want Roman Polanski released from a Swiss Jail.The two directors and more than 100 other filmmakers and actors have signed a petition voicing their objection to . Artists are not above the law in any country.. What a sad coward. fashion. Influencers: Profiles of a Partnership 2022, How to Pitch Stories and Articles to IndieWire, Patty Jenkins Told Chris Pine to Try Directing: 'You Gotta Do Something Besides Wait in Your Trailer', The Best True Crime Streaming Now, from 'Unsolved Mysteries' to 'McMillions' to 'The Staircase', 17 HBO and HBO Max Original Series to Get Excited About in 2023. Dominique Crevecoeur Nelly Kaplan Over 100 In Film Community Sign Polanski Petition | IndieWire This man drugged and raped a thirteen (13) year old girl. Argue all you want, I dont know ANY 13 year old girls who can hold there Quaaludes & champagne AND still say yes to having sex with a sick, dirty old man. We werent saying much now, Polanski writes. FREE ROMAN POLANSKI! Mario Monicelli I cant wait to get out of this f**ed up town. Just Jaeckin There is no one who is so talented that deserve to walk from something like this (and hes been walking for 30 years). The talent of Roman Polanski is not questioned. 3. 5. Artists are not above the law in any country. (Also, Woody Allen, but who's surprised there?) Filmmakers in France, in Europe, in the United States and around the world are dismayed by this decision. By now, celebrities were falling over themselves to defend Polanski. Barbet Schroeder ArtMoscow: Breathtaking, your self-delusion. Who among the Moral Police gives a shit? So many people seem to be against Mr. Polanski. lilian on Twitter: "in 2009 over 100 filmmakers and actors signed a Tue 29 Sep 2009 10.24 EDT. The 2009 petition by Hollywood stars to free Roman Polanski To me, child abuse is the where I will absolutely put my line in the sand. I was mostly just on and off saying: No, stop. But I wasnt fighting really because there was no one else there and I had no place to go. Darren Aronofsky The more Ive learned about the original case and subsequent events, the more horrified I have become., Since Argento went public with her allegations against Weinstein in October, a lot has been written about how the film industry will no longer cover up abuse. Polanski, you sense, has never even tried to understand this.) After Tate was murdered in 1969, when Polanski was 36, he spent time in Gstaad, where he slept with schoolgirls aged 16 to 19, who were, he writes, more beautiful, in a natural, coltish way, than they ever would be again. Many other priests have committed this sort of crime, and they are dealt with most liberally. Given. Its despicable that some Hollywood stars would rather support a pedophile then uphold a serious charge such as rape of an underage girl. He drugged a child. I love you and respect you more than ever. There was no doubt about her experience and lack of inhibition. But if I ever see him, I will spit in his face. Giuseppe Bertolucci Many 13 year olds - boys and girls- have sex and very often with those older than them. Please somebody start a petition against Roman Polanski and the rest of his kin. To not face your own actions but run away when you dont like the consequences. Roman was charged with sex with minor, not real rape. Just under a decade after she signed the Polanski petition, Cruz expressed her support for the #MeToo movement and Times Up initiative to Spanish newspaper El Pais. We'll give you the hints and tips you need (and also the answers). Emir Kusturica - la Cinmathque Franaise The judge went back on his word because he was afriad of public opinion like yours. I have too much to say to put it in a short comment - but I have posted on this issue on my personal blog : But it seems to me that Hollywood must be a very dangerous place for a child these days as so many of its big names appear to endorse paedophilic activity. Alexandre Tylski Robert Hossein The bottom line is that in this country we face justice. Kingsley, who has worked with Polanski multiple times, would need to pass. Marco Bellochio The Best True Crime Streaming Now, from 'Unsolved Mysteries' to 'McMillions' to 'The Staircase' the two of them have . I will spread this list to every friend I have, and post it on Facebook and many other social sites. Polanski raped a thirteen year old girl and fled justice. But I ask her how it feels to see Polanski, a convicted sex offender, still held up as a celebrated director, and what it says about the industrys true feelings about women and girls. A host of directors and actors followed Weinstein, signing the petition for Polanski, including Natalie Portman, Tilda Swinton and Emma Thompson. The victim wants the case dropped, but oh no. One of the petition's signatories was Natalie Portman, who told BuzzFeed(Opens in a new tab) she "very much" regrets putting her name on it. Some think that sex with a child is a crime not just against the child, but against society. If he believed her to be old enough, why did he drug her? Radu Mihaileanu Accept Read More. She has had to hear about this, talk about this, show up for the DA, etc, and frankly, after 30 years and your entire adult life having to talk about how you were raped when you were a teenager, I would want the whole thing dropped as well. I understand that Hitler was a good painterMaybe we shouldnt have closed in on and bombed his bunker because good painters are a treasure.. An earlier version said that three more allegations emerged against Polanski last year. "And it's really unfortunate, and was a surprise to me for sure. Hey, Remember When All Your Favorites Signed A Petition - Bust Jean-Charles Tacchella Debra Winger described Polanskis arrest in Switzerland in 2009 as a philistine collusion. - la Cinmathque de Dijon / Cinmathque Jean Douchet On March 10, 1977, then-43-year-old film director Roman Polanski was arrested and charged in Los Angeles with six offenses against Samantha Gailey (now Geimer), [2] a then-13-year-old girl [3] - unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, rape by use of drugs, perversion, sodomy, a lewd and lascivious act upon a child under 14, and furnishing a children. Afterwards, in Polanskis car, Gailey cried. If this was some normal guy from the streets of Chicago you would all be calling for his head. Is this a world gone mad!!! What has changed is how this case is discussed in the public sphere. The progressive congresswoman was against the project, which was originally planned for Queens, New York. he not only victimized her when she was 13 by being so selfish, he has been victimzing her for more than 30 years afterwards. This will not be a problem to keep up I will soon be very familiar with the names on the list, Ill just cross-check any movie I think about renting or seeing in the theater. Broadly reached out to Anderson to ask if he regrets supporting Polanski, but he declined to reply by the time of publication. Forty years ago this week, Roman Polanski went from being one of the most celebrated film-makers in the world to becoming the United States most notorious fugitive from justice. The arrest of Roman Polanski in a neutral country, where he assumed he could travel without hindrance, undermines this tradition: it opens the way for actions of which no one can know the effects. I wonder how these signers would feel if it was one of their kids? This list is a paltry portion of the total number of A-list film celebrities with their names on the petition. Wes Anderson, Darren Aronofsky, Jeremy Irons, Harrison Ford, Guillermo Del Toro, Martin Scorsese, Natalie Portman, Woody Allen, David Lynch, Terry Gilliam, Tilda Swinton, Adrien Brody, Johnny Depp, Sam Mendes, Neil Jordan, Steven Soderbergh, Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Mann and Mike Nichols The full list is here That is automatically rape as a child cannot give informed consent. -For a list of signatories, continue to the next page.-. This is how Gailey recalled the crime: He placed his penis in my vagina. In 2008, film-maker Marina Zenovich caught the mood and pushed it further with her documentary, the queasily titled Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, which argued that Polanski was the victim of gross judicial misconduct during his case. Gianluca Farinelli He blamed jet lag. Polanski directs Kate Winslet, Jodie Foster, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly in the 2011 film Carnage. Interviews with leading film and TV creators about their process and craft. On Tuesday, Natalie Portman apologized for signing the 2009 petition in support of Polanski. He didnt answer me when I said no Then he lifted up my legs farther and he went in through my anus.. If youre not going to enforce laws, then whats the point in having any? Charlotte Silvera He sodomized a child, and then fled the country - at what point does this become ok with people. Natalie Portman Regrets Signing Polanski Support Petition - Vulture