A female pioneer of the #MeToo movement, who was one of the first to accuse Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, allegedly paid off her own accuser in secret, a new report by The New York Times revealed.
Italian director and actress Asia Argento reportedly paid actor-musician Jimmy Bennett $380,000 in exchange for not suing her after she allegedly sexually assaulted him in a California hotel room in 2013. At the time of the incident, Argento was 37 years old and Bennett was still a minor at 17 years old. California’s age of consent is 18.
