Moviemaker Woody Allen is desperate to unburn bridges and reconnect with old friends in Los Angeles – but he's facing an uphill battle as most Tinseltown folks consider him a lowdown creep, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

"Woody still has an apartment in New York City , but he's been spending more time in Europe, where people still accept him as a filmmaker and where he can get funding and distribution for his films. But he's ready to end his self-imposed exile," an insider explained. Article continues below advertisement

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Notoriously private Allen, 89, stepped into the spotlight on July 26, going out to dinner with wife Soon-Yi Previn , 54, in Santa Monica, Californ

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