Actress reveals criticism for standing by Law & Order director husband after ...

Maddie Corman, 49, of Harlem, New York, remains married to Jace Alexander (pictured together in 2014)

Maddie Corman, 49, of Harlem, New York, remains married to Jace Alexander (pictured together in 2014)

An actress whose husband pleaded guilty to child pornography charges has revealed the criticism she received for standing by him.

Maddie Corman, 49, of Harlem, New York, explained how after rehab, couples therapy and much agonizing over ethics and forgiveness, she still remains with her director husband Jace Alexander, best known for his work as a director on Law & Order.

In 2016, Alexander pleaded guilty to two felony counts related to possessing and sharing illegal and obscene performances of sexual conduct by a child under 17.

The director was sentenced to ten years probation and had to register as a sex offender. 

But speaking to The New York Times, Ms Corman expressed her fears that by staying with her husband she is undermining the #MeToo movement, having been one of nine women who last year spoke out against the playwright Israel Horovitz.   

Ms Corman also said she stayed with her husband because she did not want her children to grow up without a parent.   

She told the Times of London: 'I had no interest in having my kids grow up without a parent as long as he was willing to get help and be the best person he could. 

'And, again, I'm aware that decision does not sit well with some people. I wish I could tell you that that doesn't upset me, but it does. I don't like having to defend that choice. And I don't love having my kids potentially read that. 

'That's really, really painful for me and really not something I ever anticipated. I was proud to be married to who I'm married to. And I'm still proud to be married to him. I am.' 

Corman has created a one-woman play about her ordeal - revealing the couple are still married nearly four years later.  

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