Susan Sarandon slams Woody Allen at Cannes Film Festival

Susan Sarandon has slammed Woody Allen at the Cannes Film Festival where allegations of sexual assault have been renewed against the director.

• Woody Allen opens Cannes, as son resurrects sex abuse questions

Speaking at a Women in MotiontalkSunday, Sarandon said of Allen: "I think he sexually assaulted a child and I don't think that's right." Sarandon, who was speaking alongside actressGeena Davis, declined to comment further on the subject.

Allen's Cafe Societyopened the festival on Wednesday. A column posted the same day by his son, Ronan Farrow, called for media, moviegoers and film festivals to reconsider their embrace of the director.

Allen's daughter, Dylan, has said he molested her when she was 7. Allen has denied it.