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In September 2009, Roman Polanski was arrested by Swiss police on a warrant for his 1977 sexual-abuse case.
I very much regret it, she said, whenBuzzFeed News asked herabout signing the Polanski petition.
I take responsibility for not thinking about it enough.
Someone I respected gave it to me, and said, I signed this.
And I was like, sure.
It was a mistake.
The thing I feel like I gained from it is empathy towards people who have made mistakes.
We lived in a different world, and that doesnt excuse anything.
But you’re able to have your eyes opened and completely change the way you want to live.
My eyes were not open.
