Asia Argento 'paid $380k to actor who accused her of sexually assault' | Daily Mail Online
Not sure whether to laugh or cry.
Weinstein accuser and Anthony Bourdain's ex Asia Argento is accused of sexually assaulting 17-year-old actor and paying him off with $380k - after first meeting when he played her son aged 7
Argento was one of the first actresses to accuse disgraced Miramax producer Weinstein of sexual assault in October last year
In November, she received a notice to sue from ex child actor Jimmy Bennett
It accused her of sexually assaulting him in a California hotel in 2013, when he was 17 and she was 37. Californian age of consent is 18
The document claims that Argento lured the teen to her room and sent away his chaperone before playing him with alcohol and giving him her love letters
The Italian actress, who is 20 years his senior, then kissed the teen and pushed him onto the bed where she performed oral sex on him, the notice claims
She then allegedly climbed on top of him and the pair had sex
The original notice asked for $3.5 million in damages for the intentional infliction of emotional distress, lost wages, assault and battery
Argento, who was dating celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain until his suicide in June, settled the claim out of court earlier this year for $380,000
Argento was one of the first actresses to accuse disgraced Miramax producer Weinstein of sexual assault in October last year
In November, she received a notice to sue from ex child actor Jimmy Bennett
It accused her of sexually assaulting him in a California hotel in 2013, when he was 17 and she was 37. Californian age of consent is 18
The document claims that Argento lured the teen to her room and sent away his chaperone before playing him with alcohol and giving him her love letters
The Italian actress, who is 20 years his senior, then kissed the teen and pushed him onto the bed where she performed oral sex on him, the notice claims
She then allegedly climbed on top of him and the pair had sex
The original notice asked for $3.5 million in damages for the intentional infliction of emotional distress, lost wages, assault and battery
Argento, who was dating celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain until his suicide in June, settled the claim out of court earlier this year for $380,000
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