WOODY Allen's son appears to have exacted sweet revenge on Hollywood following years of campaigning against sexual harassment within the industry.

Ronan Farrow, Allen's estranged 29-year-old son, was the author of Tuesday's New Yorker article which helped open the floodgates of accusations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.

4 Ronan Farrow's damning New Yorker article helped open a floodgate of accusations against movie producer Harvey Weinstein Credit: Corbis

Farrow - the son of Allen and ex-wife Mia Farrow - has publicly said his sister Dylan's accusations that their dad sexually assaulted her when she was seven are credible. Allen has always denied the claims.

This has led to an estrangement with dad Allen, as well as multiple public statements on Twitter about Hollywood's failure to address the allegations.

In May last year, Ronan wrote a guest opinion piece for The Hollywood Reporter about the importance of giving accusers the chance to speak out.

In it he also addressed her accusations against his father.

4 It came after Ronan expressed his sister's account of sex assault accusations against the father, Woody Allen (pictured), as 'credible' Credit: AFP

4 Revenge...? Weinstein, the subject of the New Yorker article, was the man who saved Allen's career in the 90s when it floundered following the accusations Credit: AFP or licensors

He wrote: "I believe my sister. This was always true as a brother who trusted her, and, even at 5 years old, was troubled by our father's strange behavior around her."

At the time, prosecutors decided not to press charges.

And in a remarkable twist of fate, it was Weinstein who was responsible for reviving Woody Allen's career after the filmmaker was shunned when the allegations were first made.

At the time, Weinstein was at the helm of Miramax.

4 Allen and ex Mia Farrow pictured with Dylan and Ronan Credit: Getty - Contributor

He declared: "Shunned by Hollywood means nothing to Miramax," The Times reports.

"We’re talking about a comic genius. Chaplin was shunned by Hollywood, so were a great many other international film makers and those are the people who belong with Miramax."

The downfall for Weinstein has been sharp, with his wife Georgina Chapman this week announcing she was leaving him and multiple law forces looking into the accusations.

And longtime collaborator Quentin Tarantino broke his silence today to say he was "stunned and heartbroken" by the allegations.

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