WOODY ALLEN, DIRECTOR: First, I'm greatly saddened that sources close to Mia Farrow have released to the public allegations instigated by her of child abuse on my part.</s>MARK SCHEERER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: This court case was like a soap opera unraveling on a daily basis, and the fact that it involved two people who had played -- had acted as a couple in the films made it even more of an life-imitating-art episode that kept us spellbound. The trial began in a courtroom in New York City, and on that day both Woody Allen and Mia Farrow were present in court. They sat about 10 feet apart from each other and for the duration of the trial, as near as we could tell, never acknowledged each other's presence, never so much as looked at each other. The judge took all the information he had under advisement and a couple of months later ruled virtually in Mia Farrow's favor entirely, except on the case of visitation. He was allowed to visit with the daughter in question, but only in the presence of a therapist, but Mia got to retain custody of the three children that Woody was seeking custody of, those being the three biological children that they share.
CNN 20: Allen Sues Farrow For Custody, August 13, 1992