Woody Allen's Scandalous Affair With Soon-Yi 'Took A Little Edge Off' His 'Natural Blandness'

PBS aired part two of its four-and-a-half-hour long American Masters documentary on Woody Allen last night and during the scrutinous examination of his life, Allen very openly discusses the affair he took on with his wife Mia Farrow’s adopted daughter, Soon-Yi. Of the media shitstorm that occurred as soon as the story broke, Woody says he “didn’t think [he] wasn’t that famous to warrant such interest” and suggests that the press was just looking for a “a very juicy story.” He did find a silver lining in his new image, though: “It took a little edge off my natural blandness.” Amid the wild speculation and obsessed news outlets running an endless number of stories about him, Woody’s casting director, Juliet Taylor, said it never really interrupted his workflow on set: “It was almost as if Woody has dreaded so many bad things happening to him in life that when something really bad did happen to him, he was totally prepared.”