Woody Allen has spoken about his interactions with Jeffrey Epstein after being invited to various dinners at the home of the paedophile financier.

Allen, 89, called Epstein ‘charming and personable’ as he spoke about meeting the Duke of York and saw David Blaine swallowing live goldfish at his home.

He revealed that he and his wife of 27 years, Soon-Yi, were invited by a publicist to Epstein’s house with ‘one of the British royals’ and a number of other celebrities from show business.

‘We didn’t know Jeffrey at all then, but we see all these people there and they all embraced him, so we figured, “OK, he’s a substantial character,” ‘ he told The Times.

The dinner took place in December 2010, when Epstein had just finished a prison term for soliciting an underage girl for prostitution.

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