And I am still trying to come to grips with what happened. Asia Argento is an Italian actress, director, and singer. We need a feminist movement in which the facts of the case trump the identities of the parties involved. There has to be something crooked in your mind to want to be loved by everybody. By Maggie Mallo n It was a nightmare,' said Argento, who eventually decided to pretend she was enjoying the act in hopes that it would end.When it was over, Argento said she said on the bed and told her attacked: 'I am not a whore. “Believe women” only works as a rule of thumb when all women are good. I always thought it was sick to choose looking at yourself on a big screen as your job. "Asia Argento at Cannes: A modern heroine bares all – almost".Horror-Movies.ca, Asia Argento, Horrific Filmography. She gave him alcohol, “kissed him, pushed him back on the bed, removed his pants and performed oral sex. 'It wouldn't stop. Since the Weinstein allegations became public, Argento, with the support of Bourdain who was.Shortly after the report was made public on Monday, Argento's ally Rose McGowan publicly distanced herself,Weinstein, through his lawyer Ben Brafman, later weighed in on what he called a "stunning level of hypocrisy" in a statement. But the truth is that no, I wouldn’t do it again. 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If you’re inclined to feel sympathetic toward Asia Argento because of her own horrifying history with Mr. Weinstein, ask yourself: Did you feel similarly toward Junot Díaz, a victim of childhood rape, when he was.Every woman I know wants #MeToo to succeed, not just by punishing the perpetrators but also by raising our expectations of what constitutes acceptable sexual conduct. World-renowned cardiologist reveals the reasons...Are you willing to try DIY dentistry? And she did not let her Cannes colleagues forget it when speaking on stage. 'He asks me to give a massage. In a statement.The Hollywood Reporter, LLC is a subsidiary of Prometheus Global Media, LLC. The age of consent in California is 18.According to The Times, which based its report on documents between lawyers for Ms. Argento and Mr. Bennett, the actress asked Mr. Bennett’s family member to leave so that she could be alone with him. The Italian actress spoke out to newsman Ronan Farrow for a damning New Yorker magazine article in October 2017, and she has been regretting it ever since. "Asia Argento's poignant exploration of childhood to screen at Italian Film Festival". Asia Argento, the Italian actress who was one of the first to publicly accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, secretly paid off a young male actor … Asia Argento, the Italian actress and director, was a key figure in Ronan Farrow’s explosive New Yorker story in October 2017 about Harvey Weinstein… (Thierry Chesnot/Getty Images),Asia Argento vows vengeance on Rose McGowan,Asia Argento's sexual assault accuser speaks out,Asia Argento: Jimmy Bennett sexually assaulted me,tap here to see other videos from our team,seducing and sleeping with former child actor. 'But, looking back, I am a f***ing fool. Women are opportunists. Asia Argento, the Italian actress who was one of the first to publicly accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, secretly paid off a young male … We ask that you respect our client’s privacy during this time.”.Argento responded to the report on Tuesday. ".The day's top national and international news.The speech came a week after 82 women filmmakers stood together at the festival to denounce gender inequality in the industry.Filomena Cusano, Weinstein’s attorney in Italy, said she was at the festival when Argento spoke and the allegations “are completely false.”,“Mr. "Therapy for Paralysis: Controversial Film". After a 10-month investigation, the journalist, 32, detailed nearly 30 years of claims against Weinstein with testimonies from a number of his victims, including Mira Sorvino and Asia Argento. ',Angelina Jolie (above in September) said that she never worked with Weinstein again after her made unwanted sexual advances on her while filming 'Playing by Heart',Victim: Gwyneth Paltrow was sexually harassed by Harvey Weinstein (pair above in 2002) at the start of her career claims the actress, and had boyfriend Brad Pitt confront the producer.He laughed at her and said he would put that on a shirt according to Argento, who said that Weinstein contacted her for months after the attack and even began offering her expensive gifts.Argento eventually relented and over time became close to her attacker, and even engaged in consensual relations with him she admits.She explained the sudden shift by saying that it was a few months before the release of her 1999 film 'B. Not so fast. 'I wrote and directed this scene in 1999. This is clearly a painful moment for Ms. Argento, but it is a false narrative. 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Photos of Argento and Bennett semi-clothed in bed, as well as an Instagram post of their faces taken on that day, were included in the notice of intent to sue.Bennett's lawyers claim that Argento presenting herself as a victim of sexual assault as well as taking a prominent role in the #MeToo movement triggered memories of his own assault, according to the legal documents.Argento and Bennett worked together on the 2004 film,The two seemingly kept in touch on Twitter up until August 2012 (see tweets below) and Instagram until May 2013, though Bennett's Twitter account is no longer active. She has won two David di Donatello awards for Best Actress for Let's Not Keep in Touch (1994) and Traveling Companion (1996). No gender has a monopoly on hypocrisy or harm.Ms. I was 21-years-old. McGowan, herself a victim of Mr. Weinstein, has a point. "What is perhaps most egregious, is the timing, which suggests that at the very same time Argento was working on her own secret settlement for the alleged sexual abuse of a minor, she was positioning herself at the forefront of those condemning Mr. Weinstein, despite the fact that her sexual relationship with Mr. Weinstein was between two consenting adults which lasted for more than four years,".The documents say that Argento then asked to take a number of photos with him. '.The actress, who is the daughter of famed Italian director Dario Argento, said that once Weinstein began performing oral sex on her there was no way for her to stop him because he was so much bigger than her. She climbed on top of him and the two had intercourse, the document says. The Italian actress spoke out to newsman Ronan Farrow for a damning New Yorker magazine article in October 2017, and she has been regretting it ever since. 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Argento met Jimmy Bennett on the set of the movie “The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things.” He was 7. Asia Argento stuns the Cannes Film Festival audience with accusations of rape against Harvey Weinstein, while jury member Ava DuVernay looks on Credit: Getty Images - … Weinstein and Ms. Argento had a consensual relationship; Ms. Argento then starred in Mr. Weinstein’s film B. Monkey in 1998, in which Argento was excellent, and she herself said was a fantastic role for her,”.“After that, she wrote a script for Mr. Weinstein about Italian director Vittorio De Sica that he wishes could have been produced. She played his mother.Ten years later, in May 2013, the two met at the Ritz-Carlton in Marina Del Ray, Calif. Mr. Bennett was 17; Ms. Argento was 37. We ought to consider the context of the accusation.But the advice is a bit rich coming from a person who has insisted that anything less than immediately believing accusers is moral cowardice:It is a bit confusing coming from someone who has advocated mercilessness toward alleged sexual harassers:Given that Mr. Bennett seems to have been financially strapped when he made the accusation against Ms. Argento, there are reasons to wonder whether he had an ulterior motive. 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Asia Argento, Weinstein Accuser, Vows at Cannes That Justice Will Come Asia Argento raised a fist high on the red carpet, invoking a gesture that has become a striking symbol of the #MeToo movement Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer.Most people aren’t going to fall for this nonsense. It’s a repeat of the sexual harassment stories we’ve spent the past year reading about, only with the genders flipped.This isn’t a good look. They are capable of cruelty, callousness and evil.This obvious fact — that women are fully human — bears repeating in light of the,Asia Argento, the Italian actress and director, was a key figure in Ronan Farrow’s.In the months that followed, Ms. Argento was rightly hailed for her bravery in speaking out publicly against a serial assaulter. But in private, according to The Times, she was paying off her own accuser $380,000 to keep quiet.Ms. But switch the genders in this story — he gave her booze, he pushed her back on the bed, he removed her pants, he climbed on top of her — and you can instantly conjure the collective outrage.Some powerful voices haven’t hesitated to condemn Ms. Argento and offer support to her accuser. #Weinstein https://t.co/VFRJQM0O4M",From Aggressive Overtures to Sexual Assault: Harvey Weinstein’s Accusers Tell Their Stories | The New Yorker. Women also told her about similar encounters with Weinstein.Argento claims that the movie mogul saw Scarlet Diva when it was released in the U.S. and recognized himself as the producer. She then asked him to take a number of photos.”,On Tuesday, Ms. Argento issued a statement.Perhaps she’s telling the truth. I was, like, 'Look man, I am no f***ing fool,'' said Argento. It took a long time for him to notice me – I started when I was nine, and he only cast me when I was 16. Asia Argento, the Italian actress and director who accused disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, delivered a blistering speech at the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival Saturday, vowing that justice will be served for all sexual predators.Argento, who raised a fist high on the red carpet, invoking a gesture that has become a striking symbol of the #MeToo movement, has said Weinstein raped her at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997. The notice was sent to Richard Hofstetter, the late Anthony Bourdain's longtime lawyer, who was representing Argento at the time.The legal documents outlining the accusations against Argento were sent not long after she went public with her own sexual assault allegations against Weinstein. An attorney for disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein blasted Asia Argento on Monday, following a bombshell report that claimed she paid … "I want to make a prediction: Harvey Weinstein will never be welcomed here ever again. Asia Argento, the Italian actress who was one of the first to publicly accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, secretly paid off a young male actor accusing her of sexual misconduct in the months after her revelations about the disgraced movie mogul.Bennett's lawyers sent a notice of intent to sue Argento in November, claiming that the sexual assault was so traumatic that it affected his mental health and stymied his acting career. Outspoken feminists will lose credibility if they ignore this story or try to explain it away with clichés, however true, about how,For an object lesson in what not to do, they need only look at the.Believe survivors, right? 'People would ask me about him because of the scene in the movie,' Argento said. Italian star Asia Argento wrote and directed the film, Scarlet Diva, in 1999 In the movie, she re-enacts the moment she was allegedly raped by Harvey Weinstein in 1997 inside of a hotel Women are liars.They are abusers and bullies and manipulators. Unauthorized distribution, transmission or republication strictly prohibited.This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic.