'New York Times' Reports Asia Argento Paid Off An Accuser Of Her Own
Argento has accused disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein of rape. According to documents leaked to the Times, she also paid $380,000 to a man who accused her of sexually assaulting him when he was 17.
Updated at 12:52 p.m. ET
Italian actress Asia Argento, one of the most prominent voices in the #MeToo movement, paid $380,000 to a man who accused her of sexually assaulting him when he was 17, according to a report by The New York Times based on legal documents anonymously leaked to the paper.
Argento was one of many women who described harassment and assault byin October. Weinstein has been accused of sexual misconduct and harassment by dozens of women, some of whom also have accused him of rape. He has all the allegations of rape, maintaining that he only had consensual sex.
