Actor Willem Dafoe says he is ‘not right’ for Woody Allen’s films

Willem Dafoe says he was ‘uncast’ from movie due to hugely controversial past role

‘It’s just strange, in a world of slasher films and porn, that people got so upset about this,’ he said

Actor Willem Dafoe says he is ‘not right’ for Woody Allen’s films

The Nosferatu star went on to say that he was not sure whether he would want to appear in one of the director’s films.

Russian Deepfake Campaign Falsely Attributes Anti-Ukraine Remarks to Willem Dafoe

The Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) has reported the circulation of fabricated statements online, created by Russian propagandists, falsely claiming that Hollywood actor Willem Dafoe made offensive remarks about Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on January 13. After reviewing the original video, the CCD confirmed that the actor’s comments were solely about the movie he was promoting. "Propagandists replaced the original audio …

A team at the Center for Countering Disinformation verified the original video and found that the actor never mentioned Ukraine or the Ukrainian president in it, but instead talked about the film in which he participated.