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Asia Argento Accused Of Sexual Battery And Paying Off Child Actor

Well this is seemingly hypocritical turn-of-events…

According to TMZ, one of Harvey Weinstein’s most vocal sex assault accusers, Anthony Bourdain’s former girlfriend Asia Argento, is being accused herself of sexual battery against then-child actor Jimmy Bennett.

The New York Times has published a scathing exposé alleging that on May 9, 2013 Argento got the 17-year-old drunk at A Ritz-Carlton, forced him onto a bed, gave him fellatio and forced him to have penal-vaginal intercourse with her.

Argento allegedly agreed to pay Bennett $380,000 in several installments after Bennett’s lawyer contacted her saying his client intended to sue her. This happened just BEFORE The New Yorker article exposing Harvey Weinstein was published. As you may remember, Asia was one of Weinstein’s most vocal critics and one of his first sex abuse accusers…

The Times charges that Asia agreed to an initial payment of $200,000 this past April to acquire a “risque photo” that Bennett is said to have of them.

What’s crazy is that Asia has TWO photos from the day in question on her Instagram page and the captions are creppy AF in the context of sexual assault. Flip the page to peep.