RadioOnFire.com - According to a report, Asia Argento - one of the first #MeToo accusers to come out against Harvey Weinstein allegedly paid off a former child actor to keep his sexual misconduct claims against her quiet.
The New York Times reported that Argento gave a former child star named Jimmy Bennett $380,000. The former child actor says that Argento assaulted him while they were in a California hotel when he was 17. This took place in 2013. California’s age of consent is 18.
It was noted the documents that featured the accusations against Argento surfaced not too long after she came out with sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein. Asia Argento said Harvey Weinstein raped her when she was 21.
Since the allegations surfaced against Argento, other people who became the face of the #MeToo movement like Rose McGowan have separated themselves from Argento. McGowan issued a statement saying “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.”
Source: hollywoodreporter.com
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