Natalie Portman Is One of the Few Celebrities to Apologize for - Vice means nothing. People: Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen support Roman Polanski Watch what happened next. Gee, she got so uptight about cancer-adled, bedridden Sharon Atkins potential release saying she hadnt paid for her crime (and I agree, by the way). Tom Tykwer Defending Polanski in the face of his full admission of drugging and raping a 13 year-old, fleeing charges because he thought he was too important to face the consequences of his actions, boasting to Martin Amis that EVERYONE wants to F*** little girls! and complaining how HE is the victim (in true sociopathic form) by not being able to work in Hollywood for 30 years, while never ONCE saying that what he did was unfathomably wrong, has nothing of importance to say about humanity. Asia Argento But like so many narcissistic and selfish Americans, a crime is only a crime when it happens to YOU, screw everyone else. We have learned the astonishing news of Roman Polanski's arrest by the Swiss police on September 26th, upon arrival in Zurich (Switzerland) while on his way to a film festival where he was due to receive an award for his career in filmmaking. I plan to try very hard to never see any work done by anyone who signed this petition. This man drugged and raped a thirteen (13) year old girl. if i was in her position, i would say anything as well. In 2018, Portman apologised and expressed regret for signing the petition. There are no hazy conspiracy theories we know exactly what happened because Polanski admitted to it and later wrote about it in astonishing detail in his autobiography, Roman by Polanski, published six years after he left the US and went to France, where he still lives. Seems strange that people on this board try to make some justification for Polanski out of bad things going unpunished elsewhere. etc. 4. Natalie Portman Regrets Signing Polanski Support Petition - Vulture Adrien Brody, who won an Oscar for The Pianist, was unable to participate due to schedule. Not real rape? 3. Posting their names publicly in support of Polanski speaks loudly regarding their . I happen to believe that. Where does the quest for boycott end? GET YOUR VICARIOUS, HYSTERICAL SADISTIC FANTASIES OFF OF ROMAN POLANSKI AND BURN A CROSS ON SOMEBODY ELSES LAWN. And I propose a boycott of all those individuals (and their businesses) who supported the illegal and murderous war in Iraq.. Lets show we really care about children! Wim Wenders. 17 HBO and HBO Max Original Series to Get Excited About in 2023. Portman is one of the first . Natalie Portman: "I Very Much Regret" Signing Roman Polanski Petition 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. Natalie Portman Regrets Supporting Roman Polanski | IndieWire Whether its 5 years or 20 years is irrelevant. He never contested that his victim told him no repeatedly, or that he drugged her. Is this a world gone mad!!! 17 films that should never have won Oscars, from Shakespeare in Love to Barbet Schroeder because its just too banal and trivial to enforce our laws? Many other priests have committed this sort of crime, and they are dealt with most liberally. Given Portman's active involvement in the Time's Up movement, her signing of the petition came from a misplaced sense of empathy. Is Father Polanski any different? I certainly wouldnt allow any of you to get near my daughter. Jacques Richard and seeing people in the comments try to defend him as well by saying the girl was mature for her age? We'll give you the hints and tips you need (and also the answers). I think the Times Up initiative is wonderful: Ive donated to it because I believe it will make a difference. Cruz additionally attended the Golden Globes ceremony last month in a black lace gown to show support for the Times Up initiative. thesmokinggun.com/archive/polanskicover1.html. I say treat them all equally! I dont know what the rationals might be for those who seek his pardoning, be it moral ambiguity, sycophancy, going along with what they see as hip or simply the belief that the group they belong to is somehow superior and has a right to use common people for their own amusement, but it would be a mistake to give the law a pass to accommodate this utterly reprehensible man. "We talked for 15 minutes and by the end she [Thompson] said she would get her name removed. She has also remained silent on the #MeToo and Times Up campaigns. Alexander Payne is currently focused on his new baby. If he gets off on some technicality or is given a non custodial age due to age or the pleas of the victim or even the terms of the original plea bargain than so be it. I am sure his methods may have changed but sex offenders rarely offend just once. Insanity. 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. Back in 2009, film industry luminaries signed a petition to release Roman Polanski from a Swiss prison and now one star is regretting it. He drugged a child. A 13-year-old cannot give consent to have sex with an adult male. Jacques Fansten 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. - le Fonds Culturel Franco Amricain Jarre, actually, he pretty much did admit to raping her. - lARRF - Association des Ralisateurs et ralisatrices de Films - Belgique (Belgian Association of Filmmakers) And I was like, sure. You may also click on the Accept button on the right to make this notice disappear. 1. A woman known only as Robin M reads her statement claiming Polanski sexually victimized her. Charlotte Silvera Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu I had an extraordinary working experience with both of those men, and thats the truth.. That doesnt change the fact that mr Polanski is a scumbag and a halve who drugged and raped a child when he was 44, fled the country to live in France where he continued to make movies, live a good life etc. Polanski was originally indicted for 4 felonies, and the girl agreed to have him plea guilty to statutory rape in order to avoid the circus of the trial. But if I ever see him, I will spit in his face. 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. The student's petition, entitled: "Drop the petition for Roman Polanski's release", was launched last week, and has over 400 signatures. What a sad coward. Monica Bellucci But she is too busy preparing for Sundance to engage. Filmmakers in France, in Europe, in the United States and around the world are dismayed by this decision. 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 . Filmmakers, actors, producers and technicians everyone involved in international filmmaking want him to know that he has their support and friendship. Olivier Assayas Here are some tips and tricks to help you find the answer to "Wordle" #623. At Jack Nicholsons house, she tells him shes thirsty, so he gives her alcohol. fashion. Raphael Rebibo While researching this article I had a couple of off-the-record discussions with actors and film-makers about their true feelings about Polanski. Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen want Roman Polanski released from a Swiss Jail. 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. Dear Roman you have my full support. Harvey Weinstein wrote an open letter in his support, in which he claimed: Whatever you think of his so-called crime, Polanski has served his time. Supporting Polanski became like owning a Prius: something any fashionable, well-heeled liberal should do. Ettore Scola Prefer the fantasy of one his films? Are you celebrity/entertainment people think youre above the law? Roman Polanski committed several horrific crimes over the course of several hours, admitted his guilt, then fled the country when his plea bargain fell apart. All Rights Reserved. If only in the name of this friendship between our two countries, we demand the immediate release of Roman Polanski. But stop with the pathetic kowtowing to a predator, please. The active paedophile is stealing childhoods. Again, some ignore me, a couple will talk off the record, some are too busy to talk at all. Afterwards, in Polanskis car, Gailey cried. What does Hollywood's reverence for child rapist Roman Polanski tell us Are you kidding me? Alain Terzian For those of you who support Mr. Polanski, have you never considered that he has likely perpretrated the same things against some other young victim as he did Ms. Gailey? Natalie Portman admitted that she made a mistake when she signed a petition to release Roman Polanski from Swiss custody in 2009 after he was . Juries want to fuck young girls everyone wants to fuck young girls! (Amis, clearly shocked, wrote: Even Humbert Humbert realised that young girls dont really know whether they are willing or not. Release Polanski, demands petition by film industry luminaries Here are some tips and tricks to help you find the answer to 'Wordle' #621. Emir Kusturica Jol Farges The talent of Roman Polanski is not questioned. I was asked by friends from the Cannes film festival to sign it. Sickening. Paul Boujenah What has changed is how this case is discussed in the public sphere. 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. Claude Lanzmann Polanski is a child molester. Patrice Chereau Roman Polanski is an ADMITTED child rapist. Patrick Braoud 100% of the proceeds of this bundle will support Direct Relief, International Medical Corps, and Save the Children. Alexandre Arcady Instead, the Isle of Dogs premiere featured a carpet that was resolutely red. Just because he made a few hollywood films, should he somehow be judged more severely or liberally than the others? Stephane Allagnon We have a duty to protect the innocence of children. Christian Carion If this was some normal guy from the streets of Chicago you would all be calling for his head. It is sad that these people think Polanski is above the law!! Jean-Loup Hubert 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. Everytime you pop in Rosemarys baby or Chinatown think about how YOU helped commit the rape of a 13 year old girl. Well, so do I. Stuck on 'Quordle' #401? SHAME on you Wes Anderson! We demand the immediate release of Roman Polanski, urges the petition. I dont wish to admire anyone who has such a twisted sense of values. It was stupid To take a childhood from a person is the worst thing there is. Theres a kind of diabolical sexism, and I say that its diabolical because theres no one that we can actually accuse of being responsible for this sexism, he said. Well, eight years is a long time in sexual mores. Polanski petition signatories, as of September 29th: Fatih Akin My eyes were not open.. Shocking what your statement implies. Readers, acquaintances and even friends couldnt tell me enough how wrong Id got it. Its called statutory RAPE for a reason. i was somewhat sexually active at that time but still a virgin. He was a filmmaker whose work I admired greatly. It feels GOOD. Classic movies. 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. Emma, why did you sign a petition to help Polanski? Would the signatories of this list have us serve up children for them to rape and defile at their pleasure because, well, W. is a really bad man? Harvey. Paolo Sorrentino Zenovichs movie focuses on how Polanski had the misfortune to come up in front of Judge Lawrence Rittenband, who was obsessed with self-publicity and determined to make an example of Polanski. And yet only a decade and a half earlier, Streep had stood and applauded when Polanski won best director at the 2003 Oscars, not so much tacitly approving rape as explicitly celebrating a convicted child rapist. What Did the Polanski Petition All Those Directors Signed Actually Say? It was a mistake," she told the news outlet. He plead guilty to a lesser charge of unlawful sex with a minor because he knew they had enough evidence to fry his ass if it went to trial. It was a long time ago was another one, as was: Hes served his time. (In 2009, the expert legal affairs writer, Jeffrey Toobin, reported that at that time the prison sentence for an adult defendant who pleaded guilty to statutory rape was likely to be three years in a state prison.) People believe that gender equality is improving, but the rest of the data tells a different story. Alexander Astruc "All I can say is jetlag and lateness. 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. Rittenband was thought to be considering sentencing him to 50 years in prison, which was when Polanski fled. Christophe Barratier Only one person who signed the petition agrees to speak on the record: the actor Asia Argento, who has since accused Weinstein of abusing her. Natalie Portman. 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. International cinema. Hope Polanski gets his! Socially conscious & political cinema. It makes me sad to know so many people who I look up to in the field of the arts are supporters of rape. But mainly I heard people insist their friend is not a rapist. High-profile actors like Kate Winslet and Adrien Brody continued to work with him. Is anyone surprised that Woody Allen, seen here with his wife and stepdaughter, supports Roman Polansky You'll find hundreds of names on Hollywood's pro-Polanski petition. Wes Anderson Woody Allen Please! - lUnion des producteurs de films Michael Mann But I could sense a certain erotic tension between us.. Natalie Portman: "I Very Much Regret" Signing Roman Polanski Petition I think her opinion is the ONLY one that counts. This article was amended on 2 February 2018 to clarify that the estimate of a three-year US prison sentence was made in 2009. We lived in a different world, and that doesn't excuse anything. The petitioners clearly consider themselves diplomats, which they are not. Souleymane Cisse But you can have your eyes opened and completely change the way you want to live. Let me enlighten you: This was a common criminal apprehension. It is the most vicious, sickening and coward action, to attack a young child. 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. The facts have never altered. never mind. . Dear Roman you have my full support. You know how many children have been blown to pieces in Iraq as a result of allied bombings? 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. Thanks for signing up. Cher Roman tu as mon support total. Jarre, he admitted to sleeping with a 13 year old child, whose age he knew. Let him go in front of the courts in the US. Unfortunately, he passed [] So is Roman Polanski. The biggest stories of the day delivered to your inbox. 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. offender. Backlash builds against support of Polanski - CNN.com We lived in a different world, and that doesn't excuse anything. So many people seem to be against Mr. Polanski. In 2018, Argento apologised and expressed regret for signing the petition. - la SACD By trying to send Roman Polanski to the lions despite all the legal arguments, is something that unfortunately gets and will get more and more out of proportion. "It should just be that everyone can empathize with everyone. I might not like it, but I can separate the man from his work. And not just when it comes to lurid, sex-laced cases, but that seems all most people care about. 5. 13. Polanski raped a thirteen year old girl and fled justice. actually, it is the people who think that someone who is a famous white male should get away with this that concerns me. Justice at least will have run its course. An earlier version said that three more allegations emerged against Polanski last year. 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. On 1 February 1978, after 42 days in jail, Polanski fled the US while awaiting final sentencing, having pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. He should not have to go on trial again for a 30 year old statutory rape, but should have to answer to the flight. We are all part of the #MeToo movement, both men and women, Cruz said, because we all feel that rage and sense of injustice. 1994 Actor Death And The Maiden Director Roman Polanski Fine Line 8X10 When Winslet was asked last September whether she had any qualms about working with Woody Allen, another director accused (but, unlike Polanski, never arrested and never charged) of a sex crime against a minor, she replied: Having thought it all through, you put it to one side and just work with the person. Tonie Marshall When Polanski was arrested in Switzerland in 2009, where he was jailed for two months and then put under house arrest (the house, in this case, being a chalet in the Alps), Debra Winger claimed the whole art world suffers. Thompson claims to have signed the petition, but later asked for her name to be removed. Those people dont want justice or protection of children. Michel Ocelot Alain Corneau "I wore one to DGA," he told Metro. The Mexican director received criticism after he chose not to wear a Time's Up badge to the BAFTAs. It is also irrelevant that she may have dressed grown up or even if she had engaged in intimacy with boys of her age. FREE ROMAN POLANSKI! If Polanski had killed the girl instead of raping her, the whole matter would have been forgotten long ago He raped a child. Please dont stop here, the penal system is full of people that can only get it up when they force barely pubescent kids. The year after he fled the US he gave an interview to Martin Amis, in which he declared: Judges want to fuck young girls. Its 40 years this week since the director and convicted sex offender went on the run. We reached out to some of the most high-profile signatories. Here are some tips and tricks to help you find the answer to 'Wordle' #622. We werent saying much now, Polanski writes. All Rights Reserved. - le Festival des Rencontres internationales du cinma de patrimoine de Vincennes jarre and diana, the point that polanski never admitted to raping anyone is a big problem here. lilian on Twitter: "in 2009 over 100 filmmakers and actors signed a I urge you to read the full transcript of Ms. Gaileys testimony! Michael A. Russ Erika Abrams, Fatih Akin, Yves Alberty, Stephane Allagnon, Woody Allen, Pedro Almodvar, Gianni Amelio, Greta Amend, Wes Anderson, Michel Andrieu, Roger Andrieux, Pascale Angelini, Yannick Angelloznicoud Jean-Jacques Annaud, Tomas Arana, Frdric Aranzueque-Arrieta, Alexandre Arcady, Fanny Ardant, Asia Argento, Marie-Hlne Arnau, children. His comments on the subject indicate no remorse and in fact seem to indicate a perverse (of course) pride in his engaging in satisfying his twisted appetites. Polanski recounts what he describes as making love so sexily you can practically hear his heavy breathing. 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. He declared himself above the law and thumbed his nose at the victim and her family.You can, in your right mind support him? Very clearly, and hes proven this, Roman Polanski is not a predator, Johnny Depp said, apparently unaware of the child-rape issue. The girl said no many times. He didnt answer me when I said no Then he lifted up my legs farther and he went in through my anus..