Asia Argento was one of the first women to accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault
One of the leading figures in the #MeToo movement has reportedly been accused of sexual assault herself.

Italian actress Asia Argento was one of the first to speak out against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.

The New York Times reports that legal documents, which the BBC has not seen, show she paid a former co-star $380,000 after he alleged she had assaulted him in a California hotel room in 2013.
A lawyer for Ms Argento declined to comment on the allegations.

Her accuser, Jimmy Bennett was just 17 at the time. The age of consent in California is 18.
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Ms Argento would have been 37 at the time of the encounter.

Mr Bennett says in the documents that the encounter traumatised him and threatened his mental health and career, the New York Times reported. He had played Ms Argento's young son in a 2004 film.

In the documents seen by the paper, the actress's lawyer said that the money was given to Mr Bennett to help him, and that it was Ms Argento who had been preyed upon.

In a statement published by Vanity Fair, a lawyer for Mr Bennett said his client would not comment but would take the "next 24 hours, or longer, to prepare his response".

A lawyer for Mr Weinstein said the development revealed "a stunning level of hypocrisy by Asia Argento".

Another high-profile accuser of Harvey Weinstein, Rose McGowan, has also reacted to the reports.

Twitter post by @rosemcgowan: I got to know Asia Argento ten months ago. Our commonality is the shared pain of being assaulted by Harvey Weinstein. My heart is broken. I will continue my work on behalf of victims everywhere.

Twitter post by @rosemcgowan: None of us know the truth of the situation and I’m sure more will be revealed. Be gentle.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45253993

I've always felt Harvey's sexual assault accusers grossly exaggerated whatever it is he did. But to think that one of his accusers, and a leading advocate of the #MeToo movement is also guilty of the same thing she was accusing him of just smacks of hypocrisy and double standards.

And see McGowan's response. Since the table has turned now, she's asking for us to be patient.

Bloody hypocrites!

as much as this (in no way) dismisses what that bastard Weinstein did, it certainly makes this woman look like the biggest HYPOCRITE out there

That was how one IndecentStar Stormy Daniels was accusing Trump... IndecentStar o!!
Hypocrites accusing people upandan

Abjay97:
That was how one IndecentStar Stormy Daniels was accusing Trump... IndecentStar o!!
Hypocrites accusing people upandan

what is the above got to do with anything OR this thread?!?!?!!?!

at least, get your facts right.... Stormy Daniels didnt accuse Trump of anything, she simply wanted to talk about the sex she had with Trump now that he is president (thus making money from books/TV appearances) but she had already signed a non disclosure agreement in the past and was paid $130k to shut up about their affair by Trump and his lawyers, so she tried to sue Trump saying that the agreement "she" signed before he was president was NOT valid, duh!

Lalasticlala there are more than 4threads detailing this same stuff yet you didn't push anyone to front page.

The kind of hypocrisy in this world is beyond comprehension I swear. If it was a man that was accused by now you'd have littered the front page with the news.

Front page?

linkin8k:
Front page?

For where? This kinda news will never grace the front page but just write that a man raises his hands, the news will be on front page even before the hand comes down on a woman's cheek.