- Actress said singer may 'possibly' be father of her 25-year-old son Ronan
- Rumours about the parentage have dogged Mia Farrow for years
- In the interview 68-year-old said that Sinatra was the great love of her life
- 'We never really split up,' said Farrow in reference to their relationship
- Comes as daughter speaks out on alleged abuse by Allen two decades ago
- Allen, now 77, has always denied accusations he sexually molested Dylan
- No charges were ever brought
By JILL REILLY and DAVID GARDNER
Mia Farrow has admitted that Frank Sinatra may be the father of her son, instead of Woody Allen.
The actress said the singer may 'possibly' be the father of her 25-year-old son Ronan.
Rumours about the parentage have dogged Mia Farrow for years, but she addressed the issue in an interview saying the legendary crooner was 'possibly' Ronan's father.
It comes as her adopted daughter Dylan spoke for the first time about how she is tormented by 'crippling' fears over her alleged abuse at the hands of Woody Allen.
Admission: Mia Farrow has admitted that Frank Sinatra may be the father of her son Ronan, instead of Woody Allen
Dylan Farrow told Vanity Fair that she refuses to ever say her famous adopted father’s name and admitted: ‘I’m scared of him, his image.’
The Oscar-winning director, now 77, has always vehemently denied his former partner Mia Farrow’s claim that he sexually molested Dylan and no charges were brought after the scandal made headlines around the world 20 years ago.
Elsewhere in the interview with Vanity Fair Dylan's mother Farrow, now 68 said that Sinatra was the great love of her life, and says, 'We never really split up.'
When Vanity Fair asked Sinatra's daughter about Ronan being treated as if he were a member of her family, Nancy Sinatra Jr told them: 'He is a big part of us, and we are blessed to have him in our lives.'
Farrow married Sinatra in 1966 in Las Vegas when she was 21 and he was 50.
The marriage fell apart 18 months later when she refused to drop her critically-acclaimed performance in Rosemary's Baby to star in a movie with her husband.
They divorced in 1968.
Two years later, Farrow married German-Austrian pianist Andre Previn. The couple adopted three children and also had three biological children before divorcing in 1979.
In 1980, Farrow started a long-term relationship with Woody Allen, although the two never lived together. Farrow became Allen's muse and starred in 13 of his films, most notable Hannah And Her Sisters in 1986.
Her relationship with Allen ended in 1992 when she discovered he was having an affair with her oldest adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn, then 22.
Relationship: Farrow fell for the legendary crooner Frank Sinatra and married him in 1966 when she was 21 and he was 50
The news that Allen may not be his father could be welcome to Ronan - the pair had a very public falling out when Allen began his romantic relationship with Previn.
'He's my father married to my sister. That makes me his son and his brother-in-law. That is such a moral transgression,' Ronan has said.
'I cannot see him. I cannot have a relationship with my father and be morally consistent... I lived with all these adopted children, so they are my family. To say Soon-Yi was not my sister is an insult to all adopted children,' Ronan said of the relationship.
Following the discovery of naked photos of Soon-Yi in Woody's possession, Farrow launched a messy custody battle over their three children.
During the proceedings, which were closely followed, Farrow claimed that Allen had sexually abused Ronan's sister Dylan, though the judge dismissed the claims because they were not substantiated.
Earlier bonds: Woody Allen and Mia Farrow walk as Mia carries their son Satchel, who later changed his name to Ronan
Any similarities? Farrow dropped the bombshell that Sinatra, left, could be her son's, right, biological father in a Vanity Fair interview
But Dylan – who is reportedly married and has changed her name to Malone – now says: ‘I have never been asked to testify. If I could talk to the seven-year-old Dylan, I would tell her to be brave, to testify.
‘There’s a lot I don’t remember, but what happened in the attic I remember. I remember what I was wearing and what I wasn’t wearing,’ she tells Vanity Fair’s November issue.
‘The things making me uncomfortable were making me think I was a bad kid, because I didn’t want to do what my elder told me to do.’
The attic, she adds, pushed her over the edge. ‘I was cracking. I had to say something. I was seven. I was doing it because I was scared. I wanted it to stop.’
She told the magazine that for all she knew ‘this was how fathers treated their daughters. This was normal interaction, and I was not normal for feeling uncomfortable about it.’
The ‘Midnight in Paris’ director’s New York publicist was unavailable for comment on the claims early today. His lawyer Elkan Abramowitz told the magazine that he still denies the allegations of sexual abuse.
Dylan claims in her first interview that Allen contacted her twice by post.
The second time, during her senior year of university, a large stuffed manila envelope arrived at the school, filled with pictures of the pair of them together.
According to her, the accompanying letter read, ‘I thought you’d want some pictures of us, and I want you to know that I still think of you as my daughter, and my daughters think of you as their sister. Soon-Yi misses you.’
Special role: Ronan is a former U.S. Global Youth Issues envoy and worked alongside Hillary Clinton
Eight of Farrow’s 14 adopted and biological children spoke for the article.
Fletcher Previn, who built his first computer at the age of 13, reveals that he has photoshopped Allen out of every single family photo and edited him out of family videos so that none of them would ever have to see him again.
'We can look at them and be reminded of the good and not be reminded of the bad,’ Fletcher tells writer Maureen Orth.
Of the two decades old scandal, he adds: ’There were casualties, who were totally derailed. It had a different impact on everyone, but everyone had a reaction.’
Fletcher singles out his sister Lark, who died at 35. ‘I really do think he’s got some blood on his hands,’ he says of Allen.
Farrow had a 12-year relationship with Allen, whose latest film ‘Blue Jasmine’ had the director’s best ever UK opening this summer — but the couple never lived together.
She and the children stayed in her massive Upper West Side New York apartment while he had a home on the other side of the city.
In a 2005 interview, Allen confirmed that he no longer has relationships with his three children from his relationship with Farrow.
'Well, I feel terrible about it. I spent millions of dollars and fought in court for years to do it, but could not swing it,' he told Vanity Fair.
Ronan's Twitter page is full of celeb photos including one with Jemima Khan, right and left with singer Katy Perry
Today, Farrow is far removed from the media circus. Her focus is now activism, in Africa, as a UNICEF ambassador and on more than 20 missions of her own, particularly to the Darfur region of Sudan and to neighbouring Chad.
Still together: Woody Allen and his wife Soon-Yi who married in 1997
Ronan says he is ‘so proud’ of his large family.
‘I grew up across the table from Moses, who has cerebral palsy, and next to my sister Quincy, born of a drug-addicted inner-city mother, and Minh, who is blind,’ he tells Vanity Fair.
‘I could never have understood what it means to grow up blind or with cerebral palsy. I saw problems and needs, so the next thing you think is: "O.K., what are you going to do about it?", he adds.
And the strained relationship with his father doesn't seem to have held Ronan back; and he has been deemed a child prodigy.
He enrolled in Bard College at the age of 11, graduating at 15, and moving on to the prestigious Yale Law School and graduating by the age of 21- a year younger than most students finish their undergraduate degree.
Since leaving school, Ronan has worked as a special advisor to the State Department, specifically focusing on the youth issues in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
He has lent his face and name to charitable causes for years, serving as a UNICEF spokesperson from 2001 to 2009.
After working under Hillary Clinton in the State Department, Ronan is now moves into the ranks of her husband, former president Bill Clinton, with Monday's Rhodes scholarship nomination.
In spite of the drama, Soon-Yi and Allen stayed together, eventually marrying in 1997.
The couple have since adopted two children named Bechet and Manzie Tio, their names paying homage to two jazz musicians.
'The heart wants what it wants. There's no logic to those things,' Allen has said.
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