Ekuqaleni kweminyaka yama-1990s, umfazi wangaphambili uWoody Allen, uMia Fairrow, wazama ukujezisa umqondisi wesitshalo ngokhula. U-Mia wamemezela ubudlova ngokocansi phezu kwendodakazi yakhe eneminyaka engu-7 ubudala uDylan. Kodwa-ke, enkantolo, umshushisi akazange aqale udaba, yize, eshiya, aphathwe ukuthi u-Allen "kufanele aboshwe."
Ngonyaka odlule, lo mshushisi, uFrank Mako, wahlangana okokuqala noDylan omdala futhi wakhuluma ngesinqumo sakhe mayelana no-Allen. Kumafilimu amadokhumenti Allen V. UFarrow Mako utshele ukuthi kungani enqaba ukusolwa ngo-1993.
Ngokusho kwakhe, ngesikhathi sokuphenywa kwecala lika-Allen, wathola isexwayiso esivela esigabeni esisezingeni eliphakeme abantu baka-Allen "abaqasha abaseshi abazimele ukuzama ukuthola ukuyekethisa kuye nabanye abashushisi."
UMaco uphinde wathi lapho ezama ukukhuluma noDylan ngalesi sigameko, wagijimela ekungeneni "ngokuphelele." "Wavalwa ngokuphelele. Ngaleso sikhathi wayebuthaka kakhulu futhi walimala, futhi ngangazi ukuthi wayengeke abe ngufakazi omuhle. Bengazi ukuthi uphulukisa. Futhi bengingafuni ukuphazamisa ukululama kwakhe, "kusho lowo owayengumshushisi. Ubuye waphawula nokuthi uma i-dylan encane engakwazi ukunikeza ubufakazi futhi ivaliwe phakathi nobufakazi, ijaji lingavumela u-Allen.
UFrank uthe ekugcineni nganquma ukunganikezeli ukunikeza incwadi egunyaza ukuboshwa kuka-Allen ukusindisa dylan kusuka ekulimaleni kwecala. Kodwa-ke, waphawula ukuthi amaphoyisa woMbuso aqoqe ubufakazi obanele bokumangalela ngecala.
Engxoxweni noDylan Mako bamtshele: "Ungazibekeli. Ubuyingane. Uma lokho, ngisola. Ngasamukela lesi sinqumo. Ungahlala ungikhomba futhi uthi: Lo mshushisi akazange aphume icala. " Emva kwalokho uDylan wathi ekuphumeni: "Ngidinga ngempela ukuzwa lokho."