Greta Gerwig ‘increased another woman’s pain’ by working with Woody Allen

Days after side-stepping questions about her work with Woody Allen, Greta Gerwig finally addressed the topic in an op-ed for the New York Times.

“I would like to speak specifically to the Woody Allen question, which I have been asked about a couple of times recently, as I worked for him on a film that came out in 2012,” Gerwig, 34, said of her role in “To Rome With Love.”

“It is something that I take very seriously and have been thinking deeply about, and it has taken me time to gather my thoughts and say what I mean to say,” she noted. “I can only speak for myself and what I’ve come to is this: If I had known then what I know now, I would not have acted in the film. I have not worked for him again, and I will not work for him again.”

She added, “Dylan Farrow’s two different pieces made me realize that I increased another woman’s pain, and I was heartbroken by that realization. I grew up on his movies, and they have informed me as an artist, and I cannot change that fact now, but I can make different decisions moving forward.”

In a 2014 New York Times op-ed, Farrow, 32, accused her adoptive father, Allen, of sexually abusing her as a child. She wrote a follow-up in December for the Los Angeles Times calling out stars who worked with Allen, including Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet, Blake Lively and Gerwig, and has since also chided “Wonder Wheel” star Justin Timberlake for his silence on the Allen accusations.

On Sunday, when asked about working with Allen, a flustered Gerwig responded, “You know, it’s something that I’ve thought deeply about and I care deeply about, and I haven’t had an opportunity to have an in-depth discussion where I come down on one side or the other … But it’s something I definitely take to heart, and, honestly, my job right now I think is to occupy the position of a writer and director, and to be that person, and to tell those stories.”

Farrow recognized Gerwig’s mea culpa on Tuesday night.

“Greta, thank you for your voice,” Farrow tweeted. “Thank you for your words. Please know they are deeply felt and appreciated.”