Allen's publishers diappointed with biography

Neurotic film-maker Woody Allen penned a $2m (€1.6m) book deal with publishers Harpercollins for his autobiography, which was supposed to be a no-holds-barred account of his life.

But latest reports have him locked in a furious battle with the publishing house because he has refused to lift the lid on his notorious private life. The Manhattan star, 68, is writing his life story but won’t write about his past with wife Soon-Yi Previn and former lovers Mia Farrow and Diane Keaton.