Jeremy Irons used the opening press conference as Berlinale jury president on Thursday to address his previous comments on the subject of same-sex marriage, abortion and sexual abuse, which resurfaced recently, saying he hoped to "put to bed" the controversy.
Irons added that these were steps to a "civilized, humane society which we should all continue to strive," saying that he hoped many of the film in the festival "addressed some of these concerns" from parts of the world where such legislation didn't exist. In 2016, he said that while he believed women should be allowed to decide to have an abortion, he thought "the Church is right to say [abortion] is a sin."
Sane man, focus on art.
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