Smiling through it: Woody Allen emerges arm in arm with wife Soon-Yi... after claims Frank Sinatra 'possibly' fathered his son Ronan

By Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED: 09:47 EST, 15 October 2013 | UPDATED: 10:09 EST, 15 October 2013


Their controversial relationship has been thrust under the spotlight yet again in recent weeks after revelations from Woody Allen's ex-partner Mia Farrow.

But Woody and his wife Soon-Yi seemed remarkably unflustered as they emerged arm in arm together in New York City on Monday.

There was a hint of a smile on the 77-year-old director's face while his wife looked happy and relaxed as they enjoyed a stroll around the city.

Smiling through it: Woody Allen and his wife Soon-Yi looked unflustered by his ex-partner Mia Farrow's allegations that his son Ron was 'possibly' fathered by Frank Sinatra

Smiling through it: Woody Allen and his wife Soon-Yi looked unflustered by his ex-partner Mia Farrow's allegations that his son Ron was 'possibly' fathered by  Frank Sinatra

Wearing his favourite beige floppy hat, a sweater and blue shirt the Annie Hall director was dressed casually while his wife Soon-Yi wore black jeans and a patterned hoodie.

The director and his wife's appearance came after he was forced to respond to Mia's recent claim in Vanity Fair that Frank Sinatra, not Woody, is the father of her 25-year-old son, Ronan Farrow.

A representative for the Oscar-winner told The Associated Press earlier this month that: 'The article is so fictitious and extravagantly absurd that he is not going to comment.'

Frank's 85-year-old widow Barbara has also branded Mia's claims a 'bunch of junk.'

Arm in arm: The couple looked happy and relaxed taking a stroll around the director's beloved Manhattan

Arm in arm: The couple looked happy and relaxed taking a stroll around the director's beloved Manhattan

Happy together: Despite the scandal surrounding the initial stages of their relationship, Woody and Soon-Yi have been married for 16 years

Happy together: Despite the scandal surrounding the initial stages of their relationship, Woody and Soon-Yi have been married for 16 years

Ronan, a journalist and lawyer, joked about his mother's claims on Twitter, writing: 'Listen, we're all *possibly* Frank Sinatra's son.'

Mia, now 68, married Frank in 1966 in Las Vegas when she was 21 and he was 50. The marriage fell apart 18 months later.

She told Vanity Fair that he was the great love of her life and their relationship never really ended.

Who's your daddy? Mia holds baby Ronan, who she now says may be Frank's son and not Woody's, while the director holds their adopted daughter Dylan

Who's your daddy? Mia holds baby Ronan, who she now says may be Frank's son and not Woody's, while the director holds their adopted daughter Dylan

Woody, 77, began a relationship with Mia around 1980, although the two never lived together.

They separated in 1992 over his affair with 22-year-old Soon-Yi, Mia's adopted daughter with ex-husband, conductor Andre Previn.

In spite of the drama, Soon-Yi and Allen stayed together, eventually marrying in 1997.

The couple have since adopted two children named Bechet and Manzie Tio, their names paying homage to two jazz musicians.

'The heart wants what it wants. There's no logic to those things,' Allen has said.

Like for like: Frank Sinatra and Ronan Farrow whom mother Mia claimed could be Ol' Blue Eyes' son
Like for like: Frank Sinatra and Ronan Farrow whom mother Mia claimed could be Ol' Blue Eyes' son

Like for like: Frank Sinatra and Ronan Farrow whom mother Mia claimed could be Ol' Blue Eyes' son




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Egad! They both look like corpses in these photos.

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The seedy world of show business.

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