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| title: "House Oversight: Estate Documents (Nov 12) (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017374)" |
| source: "House Oversight: Estate Documents (Nov 12)" |
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| date: "2026-01-01" |
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| WC: 191694 |
| retain custody of her children and highly critical of Woody's attempt to portray her in a negative |
| light. |
| The judge credited my testimony and ruled against Woody Allen in every respect, denying him not |
| only the custody of the children, but even the right to see his own biological son without severe |
| restrictions. As far as I know, Woody Allen never did see his biological son, who has grown into |
| quite an adult, having won a Rhodes Scholarship for his extraordinary work on human rights. To |
| this day, I doubt that Woody Allen knows how Robert Morvillo tried to use his case to settle a |
| score with me. |
| Shortly after it was publicly announced that I would be helping to defend Mia Farro against the |
| lawsuit brought by Woody Allen, my phone rang. The voice on the other end said, "Hey Alan, |
| this is Frank." |
| I asked, "Frank who?" |
| The voice on the other end sounded surprised by the question and immediately responded, "Frank |
| Sinatra." |
| Sinatra had previously called me when Kitty Kelly's notorious biography was about to be |
| published. He asked if I was interested in representing him in a lawsuit against Kelly for |
| defamation. I described to him what effect the lawsuit would have on the quality of his life and |
| told him that I thought it would be a bad idea to bring one and that I would not be willing to |
| represent him in such a matter. He apparently agreed and didn't bring the suit. [check] |
| "Nice to talk to you Mr. Sinatra," I responded to his latest call. He immediately got down to |
| business. "I love Mia. We were married, you know. She's a great girl. Woody's trying to bully |
| her. He can't be allowed to get away with that. What can I do to help?" |
| I told Mr. Sinatra that I appreciated the call but that the legal case was under control. |
| He quickly responded, |
| "Well beyond the legal case, what can I do to call Woody off?" |
| Aware of Sinatra's reputation as a tough guy, I nervously told him to leave it to the lawyers and |
| that any approach to Woody Allen would be used against Mia and would backfire. |
| Several months later, during the summer, Andre Previn —another of Mia's former husbands— was |
| performing in the Whaling Church on Martha's Vineyard. My wife and I attended his concert and |
| then went to a reception that followed. Previn, like Sinatra, told me how much he loved Mia and |
| that she was a great person. |
| He continued, "I feel like marching up to his apartment, knocking on the door, and punching him |
| in the face, telling him to leave Mia alone." |
| Recalling the Sinatra call, I let out an uncontrollable laugh. Previn asked, "what's so funny?" |
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