"I see he is not proven guilty, so I take him as innocent," the actor says of the filmmaker, who's adoptive daughter accused him of sexual molestation.

Sean Penn came to Woody Allen's defense during a recent interview on "The Louis Theroux Podcast." Allen directed Penn in 1999's "Sweet and Lowdown," for which the latter earned an Oscar nomination for best actor.

We’re assuming that Sean Penn wasn’t the biggest fan of the Me Too movement. The liberal actor spoke openly about his support of the controversial filmmaker Woody Allen during an interview on the “Louis Theroux Podcast″ Monday by disparaging those who have made accusations against the director — namely his son and journalist,