#MeToo leader Asia Argento paid off actor who accused her of sexual assault

Submitted by Mastodon on Mon, 2018-08-20 03:39

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'#MeToo advocate Asia Argento, one of the first women to accuse disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, paid off an ex-child actor who accused her of sexual misconduct, according to legal documents obtained by The New York Times.

Jimmy Bennett, who was 17 at the time of the encounter, alleges that he was assaulted by Argento in a California hotel in 2013, when the actress was 37. (The age of consent in California is 18.) Bennett’s lawyer notified Argento last November of his intention to sue for $3.5 million for emotional distress, lost wages, assault and battery – a month after she went public with her allegations against Weinstein. The Italian actress agreed to pay him $380,000.

Three people familiar with the case told the Times the documents were authentic.

USA TODAY has reached out to Argento’s representative for comment. Bennett declined comment to the Times.'

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... banging younger people is all but a tradition. This guy was 17, not like the stuff many of us have heard about pedos passing child actors around like hookahs. Still, people in Cali, esp. H-wood types, have got to know it's hands-off the kids until they're at least 18. Just how it is.

Let her who is without sin...

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Submitted by Matt on Mon, 2018-08-20 04:09