Francis Ford Coppola has insisted he is not “touchy-feely”. The ‘Apocalypse Now’ director, 85, made the statement when hitting back at claims that emerged in May he pulled women to sit on his lap and tried to kiss a string of topless or scantily clad female extras while filming a nightclub scene for his epic new sci-fi film ‘Megalopolis’. Breaking his silence for the first time about the allegations, which were published by The Guardian, Francis told The New York Times when asked about them: “I’m not touchy-feely.
I’m too shy.” He added about how his upbringing means he could never be a predator: “My mother told me that if you make an advance toward a woman, it means you disrespect her, and the girls I had crushes on, I certainly didn’t disrespect them.” Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion.
The NYT added Francis did say “there was a photo of one of the ‘girls’ he kissed on the cheek (on the set of ‘Megalopolis’) that had been taken by her father” – adding: “I knew her when she was nine.” Francis has been defended against the claims he acted inappropriately on the set of his latest film by its executive co-producer Darren Demetre. He told The Guardian in the same report that carried allegations of Francis’ apparent misbehaviour on set: “I was never aware of any complaints of harassment or ill behaviour during the course of the project.
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