Scarlett Johansson is addressing her longstanding friendship with filmmaker Woody Allen. 

The actress, who has starred in three of Allen’s films, told the Telegraph that she isn’t sure if her support for Allen over the years has had any direct impact on her personal friendships or professional standing within Hollywood. 

“I guess it’s hard to know,” Johansson said. “You never know what the domino effect is, exactly. But my mom always encouraged me to be myself, [to see] that it’s important to have integrity, and stand up for what you believe in.”

Scarlett Johansson attends the Newport Beach Film Festival Honors in Newport Beach, Calif., on Oct. 19, 2025.

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At the same time, the Marvel alum noted that “I think it’s also important to know when it’s not your turn.”

She continued, “I don’t mean that you should silence yourself. I mean sometimes it’s just not your time. And that’s something I’ve understood more as I’ve matured.”

Johansson previously defended Allen in 2019, telling The Hollywood Reporter in part that “I love Woody. I believe him, and I would work with him anytime.”

Allen has long been accused by his daughter Dylan Farrow of sexual abuse that occurred when she was 7 years old. In 2021, she told her story for the first time publicly as part of the documentary, Allen v. Farrow. The Oscar-winning director has repeatedly denied the allegations and has never been officially charged with a crime. 

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Johansson has worked with Allen on three separate films throughout their respective careers: 2005’s Match Point, 2006’s Scoop, and 2008’s Vicky Christina Barcelona. 

Allen addressed the backlash and cancellation that he’s faced in response to the allegations on a September episode of Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast, telling the host that he wasn’t “hurt” by the claims. 

“I was in my 80s and I had made so many movies and I, you know, it didn’t matter, it didn’t hurt me,” he said. 

Scarlett Johansson in ‘Vicky Christina Barcelona’.

However, he acknowledged feeling “disillusioned” with the justice system while under investigation. 

“You’re shocked because most people don’t find themselves in a situation in a courtroom… and people are perjuring themselves one after the other, and you think, ‘Well, isn’t this against the law?’” He said. “But you find out that it isn’t exactly what you think — that yes, it’s against the law technically, but nobody does anything about it.” 

He went on to describe the experience as “very interesting and amusing… in many ways,” adding, “And only because, as I said, I had done so many movies and had accumulated enough personal financial resources, so that I wasn’t hurt by it. But if I was 40 or 50 or 30 or something, it would have been very, very painful.”