Woody Allen’s ex-husband Mia Farrow reacts to Diane Keaton’s death at 79
Mia Farrow Reacted Diane KeatonA shocking death following their complicated history.
“She was an absolutely wonderful actress and a rare and fascinating human being. My thoughts are with her children and sisters. RIP Diane,” Farrow, 80, wrote on Instagram on Saturday, October 11.
A spokesman for Keaton announced her death at age 79 on Saturday and asked for “privacy” on behalf of the Oscar winner’s family, but no official details have been released. (Keaton is survived by two children, daughter Dexter and son Duke, whom she adopted as a single mother in her 50s.)
Farrow and Keaton have a long history of professional and personal relationships with actor-directors woody allen.
Ellen, 89, dated Keaton and her sisters Robin Keaton and dolly keaton — 1970s. Diane went on to star in several of the filmmaker’s comedies in the 1970s, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Allen’s 1977 film, Annie Hall.
Although they remained close friends and collaborators, their romantic relationship collapsed in the late 1970s. Farrow has been Allen’s film muse since 1982 A midsummer night sex comedy As a result, they also developed a long-term romantic relationship.
During their 12 years together, Allen and Farrow adopted two children, daughter Dylan and son Moses. The two also have a biological son, Ronan. (Farrow has 11 other children.)
Farrow broke up with Allen in 1992 after discovering that he was having an affair with her adopted daughter. Shunyi Previn. (Allen and Previn married in 1997 and have two children.)
Woody Allen and Diane Keaton, June 2017.
Michael Kovac/Getty Images AFIIn 1992, during the couple’s high-profile custody battle, the former couple’s daughter Dylan accused Allen of assaulting her when she was 7 years old. Dylan repeated the accusations in a 2014 article new york times Op-Ed and reappearance in HBO’s four-part 2021 documentary series, Allen v Farrow. Allen has strenuously denied any wrongdoing and has never been criminally charged.
After the scandal, Keaton sided with Allen, telling him more The magazine in 2014 said Dylan’s accusations had not affected her friendship with the director.
“I’m a friend of Woody’s, I’ve been friends with Woody for 45 years,” she said at the time. “Nothing can change that.”
That same year, Keaton accepted the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award at the Golden Globes on behalf of Allen. (Ellen has famously refused to attend Hollywood awards shows since the 1970s.)
Book Club’s Jane Fonda, Candace Bergen and Mary Steenburgen paid heartfelt tributes to Diane Keaton after learning of her death at the age of 79. “It’s hard to believe…or accept…that Diane has passed away,” Fonda, 87, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, October 11. Keaton’s spokesperson confirmed to People on Saturday that the actress had passed away, but did not disclose any news. […]
When Dylan’s accusations against Allen resurfaced in the wake of the #MeToo movement, Keaton tweeted in 2018 that she trusted the filmmaker. Keaton also shared a link to Allen’s 1992 “No Holds Barred” interview 60 minutes, He denies abusing his daughter.
“Woody Allen is my friend and I still believe in him. Look 60 minutes 1992 interview, see what you think,” she wrote via X (formerly Twitter).
For her part, Mia told hollywood reporter She never had any beef with the actors, who chose to work with Allen after Dylan’s allegations became public.
It’s no secret that Diane Keaton never married during her acclaimed Hollywood career, despite being linked to many celebrities. Keaton, who died in October 2025 at the age of 79, had long been candid about her decision not to walk down the aisle. “It goes back to my mother because, for me, most […]
“If an actor decides to work with him, I totally understand,” she said in September 2024. “I wouldn’t say, ‘Oh, they shouldn’t.'”
After Keaton’s death, many of her former co-stars – including father of the bride, book club and First Wives Club — a tribute to her incredible Hollywood legacy.
goldie horn On Saturday, she wrote on Instagram: “Diane, we are not ready to lose you. You have left us a trail of fairy dust, filled with particles of light and memories beyond imagination. How do we say goodbye? What words come to your mind when your heart is broken? You never liked compliments, were so humble, but now you can’t tell me to ‘shut up’ my love. There has never been or ever will be anyone like you.”
“It’s hard to believe … or accept … that Diane has passed away,” Jane Fonda Admitted. “She was always full of life and light, constantly laughing at her own shortcomings, endlessly creative…in her performances, her wardrobe, her books, her friends, her home, her library, her worldview. She was just one of a kind. And, although she didn’t know it or didn’t want to admit it, she was a wonderful actress!”
Keaton’s career in Hollywood lasted nearly 60 years, with her final film role being in the 2024 comedy summer camp.
