Actress Asia Argento released a statement denying certain facts in the New York Times article we told you about on Sunday that alleged she paid off another actor who accused her of sexual assault when he was underage:
I just received this statement from @AsiaArgento in response to the NYT story published late Sunday evening. pic.twitter.com/jAOo7TAULX
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) August 21, 2018
Argento denied that there was any “sexual relationship” but asserted that it was her boyfriend, the now deceased Anthony Bourdain, who actually made the payment in an effort to help the accuser out financially:
“Anthony personally undertook to help Bennett economically, upon the condition that we would no longer suffer any further instructions in our life.”
https://twitter.com/natemcdermott/status/1031927533774757889
This is not a good look:
So… depending on how you read it – victim-blaming, but also blaming the now-deceased Anthony Bourdain for all aspects of the subsequent payment and, in theory, cover-up. https://t.co/TyVmnRnEwQ
— Steve Krakauer (@SteveKrak) August 21, 2018
No, you’re not the only one thinking this:
https://twitter.com/Basseyworld/status/1031916280197074944
And this will just give the story new legs:
So this is going to send this story in a new direction… https://t.co/j7lRTUZPyR
— Ryan Nobles (@ryanobles) August 21, 2018
Of note, Argento did not respond to the New York Times when asked for a comment on the article before publication:
NYT gave her ample chances to respond: "She did not reply to messages left on her phone, sent by email and sent to two of her agents, who agreed to forward it to her. Carrie Goldberg, her lawyer who handled the matter, read email messages from The Times" https://t.co/xfQ8FEMfqi https://t.co/312Gv17k44
— Fenit Nirappil (@FenitN) August 21, 2018
Related:
'Be gentle'?!? Rose McGowan gets backlash over tepid reaction to allegations against #MeToo leader Asia Argento https://t.co/nP8qMsUBGM
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 20, 2018
PLOT TWIST: New report says alleged Harvey Weinstein victim Asia Argento paid off child actor who accused her of sexual assault https://t.co/14g5Nusdiv
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 20, 2018
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