Actress Scarlett Johansson has said that she thinks the open letter to Woody Allen, penned by his estranged daughter Dylan Farrow was "irresponsible".

Farrow's message details the alleged abuse carried out by her director father and also accuses the film industry of remaining quiet on the matter, including pointing the finger at actors who have worked with the director, including Johansson.

In an interview with the Guardian, the Her star was asked about how she felt about being one of the actors named in Farrow's letter.

Speaking for the first time on the matter, Johansson said: "I think it's irresponsible to take a bunch of actors that will have a Google alert on and to suddenly throw their name into a situation that none of us could possibly knowingly comment on. That just feels irresponsible to me."

Scarlett Johansson calls Dylan Farrow's letter irresponsible