Baldwin himself hasn’t been free of controversy around his treatment of women. At an awards ceremony at the beginning of 2017, the actor admitted that he had “certainly treated women in a very sexist way” in the past.

“I’ve bullied women. I’ve overlooked women. I’ve underestimated women,” he said. “Not as a rule. From time to time, I’ve done what a lot of men do, which is… when you don’t treat women the same way you treat men. You don’t. I’m from a generation where you really don’t and I’d like that to change. I really would like that to change.”

In 2007, Baldwin also famously called his daughter Ireland, then 11 years old, a “‘rude, thoughtless little pig”.

Dylan Farrow responded to Baldwin’s comments in a statement to the The Hollywood Reporter, pointing out that the character of Mayella Ewell was, in fact, forced into an incestuous relationship with her father, who repeatedly rapes and beats her.

“Considering that Mr. Baldwin confidently invoked Mayella Ewell to make his point while forgetting that it’s been hotly debated that she was, in fact, raped by her father, demonstrates that perhaps Baldwin is just not a stickler for details,” she said.

Numerous Hollywood stars have come out in recent months to apologise for working with Allen. Colin Firth, Greta Gerwig and Ellen Page have all said that they won’t work with the director again, while Kate Winslet has said that she “regrets” working with “men of power”.

Call Me By Your Name actor Timothée Chalamet donated his salary from Allen’s latest film to the LGBT Centre in New York, the Time’s Up movement and RAINN. Actress Mina Sorvino also penned a moving open letter to Dylan Farrow apologising for her role in an Allen film.

Long-time collaborator Diane Keaton, however, has reiterated her support for Allen. “Woody Allen is my friend and I believe him,” she wrote on Twitter.

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Alec Baldwin compares Dylan Farrow to fictional lying rape accuser