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woody allenwho cooperated regularly diane keatonpaid tribute to the actor, saying she was “unlike anything anyone has ever experienced on the planet” following his death at the age of 79.
Keaton Rose to fame in the 1970s starring in Francis Ford Coppola’s mafia epic religious person But also enjoyed a decades-long collaboration with Allen, which included a total of eight films annie hall, For which he received the Academy Award in 1978.
Allen paid tribute to the star, saying, “It’s grammatically incorrect to say ‘the most unique’, but all rules of grammar, and I guess anything, are suspended when talking about Diane Keaton.”
The controversial director wrote in an article, “Unlike anything anyone on this planet has experienced or is likely to ever see again, her face and laughter lit up whatever space she entered.” The Free Press,
Allen complimented Keaton for her “immense talent for comedy and drama”, noting that she could also “dance and sing with feeling”. He also said that she “wrote books, did photography, made collages, decorated homes, and directed films,” adding: “After all, she made millions of people laugh.”
He further added, “Of course, her fashion sense was a sight to behold.” “His costumes rivaled those of Rube Goldberg. He created clothes that defied logic but always worked. In later years, his look became more elegant.”
Keaton and Allen dated briefly in 1969 when she auditioned for his Broadway play, Play it again, Sam.
Recalling meeting his family, Allen said: “It was Keaton’s world, his people, his background. It was amazing that this beautiful girl became an award-winning actress and sophisticated fashion icon. We spent some wonderful personal years together and eventually we both moved on, and why we parted ways, only God and Freud can figure out.”
Allen said Keaton’s death would “redefine” the world.
“The world is constantly being redefined, and with Keaton’s passing it has been redefined once again. A few days ago, the world was a place that included Diane Keaton. Now it’s a world that doesn’t. So, it’s a duller world. Still, her movies are there. And her brilliant laugh still resonates in my mind.”
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Allen’s popularity as a filmmaker has waned in recent years amid the #MeToo movement and renewed interest in allegations of sexual abuse from my adopted stepdaughter dylan farro,
Allen escaped investigation a large period of time since he was chargedAs of 2014, When Farrow, as an adult, wrote an essay for New York Times opinion Shortly afterward, Allen received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Golden Globes.
Allen denied the allegations, and in 1993 he was cleared of charges following an investigation by Yale-New Haven Hospital’s child sexual abuse clinic and the New York Department of Social Services.
Keaton defended Allen in 2018. “Woody Allen is my friend and I trust him,” she wrote on social media. “It might be interesting to take a look at the 60 Minutes interview from 1992 and see what you think.”
A friend said Keaton died on October 11. People that the star had become “very thin” in the weeks before her death. Singer-songwriter Carol Bayer Sager recalled, “I had seen him two or three weeks before.” “He had lost a lot of weight.”