Convicted child rapist and fugitive Roman Polanski says he is "deeply touched" by his Academy Award. He had to send his thanks from Paris, where pedophiles are apparently welcome. Speaking from behind bars in San Quentin would be more appropriate, but the inmates there probably would not be as forgiving as the sensitive Hollywood elite.
Franco-Polish film director Roman Polanski said on Tuesday he was deeply touched by winning an Oscar for best director for his Holocaust drama "The Pianist" because the film drew on his personal experiences.
Polanski, who fled the United States for France in 1978 as he was about to be sentenced to prison for having sex with a 13-year-old girl, faces arrest if he sets foot in the United States and could not attend the Oscar ceremony on Sunday night. His statement did not mention his legal troubles or raise the prospect of working in Hollywood once again.
Posted by Alan at March 25, 2003 08:35 PM