Woody Allen addresses Dylan Farrow allegations in rare, newly-released interview: 'It's so preposterous'

• CBS News says the interview never aired last summer due to an "active news cycle."
• Because it was shot in July 2020, the interview does not address the claims in "Allen v. Farrow."
• Allen denies abusing his daughter Dylan Farrow in the interview.

An interview with Woody Allen that was shot for "CBS Sunday Morning" last July, in which he addresses the sexual assault allegations made against him by his daughter Dylan Farrow, has been made available on Paramount Plus.

Launched on the new streaming service on Sunday, it was pegged to the release of Allen's memoir, "Apropos of Nothing." Because it was shot last summer, it does not address the claims against the director in the recent HBO docuseries, "Allen v. Farrow."

In a statement given to Variety, CBS News stated that it never aired the interview last July due to an "active news cycle" and it is now being offered on Paramount Plus due to "renewed interest in the controversy surrounding the filmmaker."

"The exclusive for Paramount Plus offers the ability to explore Allen, his career, and the allegations in context and with the depth that this story demands," CBS News added in the statement.

The abuse against Allen was first reported in 1992 by then 7-year-old Dylan Farrow during the custody battle between Allen and his longtime girlfriend, actress Mia Farrow.

In the interview with Lee Cowan, Allen denies the abuse allegations.

"It's so preposterous, and yet the smear has remained," Allen said. "And they still prefer to cling to if not the notion that I molested Dylan, the possibility that I molested her. Nothing that I ever did with Dylan in my life could be misconstrued as that."

HBO's "Allen v. Farrow" gives an explosive examination of Dylan's allegations and the early 1990s custody battle with new interviews, including with Dylan, and materials in the investigation that the public has never known. Allen has never been charged with any crimes.

Following the airing of the first of four "Allen v. Farrow" episodes, Allen and his wife Soon-Yi Previn (who is the adopted daughter of Mia Farrow) released a statement saying that it's a "hatchet job riddled with falsehoods" and that Allen and Previn were given "only a matter of days" to respond to being involved in the docuseries.

"Allen v. Farrow" directors Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering denied those claims to Insider and added that Allen has an open invitation to speak to them.

"I'm sure HBO would do a fifth episode," Ziering said. "He's welcome to talk to us."