PLOT TWIST: New report says alleged Harvey Weinstein victim Asia Argento paid off child actor who accused her of sexual assault

The New York Times is reporting that Asia Argento, one of the first public accusers of Hollywood sleazeball Harvey Weinstein, settled a sexual assault claim of her own with a then underage child actor:

Breaking News: Asia Argento, a leading voice of #MeToo, arranged to pay an actor after he claimed she sexually assaulted him when he was 17, documents show.https://t.co/ptgVHlX9qM

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 20, 2018

According to the report, Argento had sex with the boy, Jimmy Bennett, at a hotel in Marina del Ray, Calif. when he was only 17-years-old:

Actress at center of #metoo movement had sex with 17 year old actor at Marina del Rey hotel, later paid him settlement documents show. https://t.co/rMSMJDez2C

— Shelby Grad (@shelbygrad) August 20, 2018

The age of consent in California is 18:

#BreakingNews After having accused #HarveyWeinstein actress #AsiaArgento paid a young man #380,000 to drop a sexual assault complaint againt her. She was 37. He was 17. Age of consent in California is 18. https://t.co/M3v6M1VUA0 @nytimes

— Charles Adler (@charlesadler) August 20, 2018

Argento then allegedly paid Bennett $380,000 as part of the settlement:

NYT: Asia Argento quietly arranged to pay $380,000 to her own accuser: Jimmy Bennett, a young actor and rock musician who said she had sexually assaulted him in a California hotel room years earlier, when he was only two months past his 17th birthday. https://t.co/i2PbWD0VgV

— Joshua Hoyos (@JoshuaHoyos) August 20, 2018

PLOT TWIST: New report says alleged Harvey Weinstein victim Asia Argento paid off child actor who accused her of sexual assault

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