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#MeToo boomerang: Asia Argento accused of sexual assault

Italian actress Asia Argento was one of the first women to accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault. She has been one of the most outspoken members of the #MeToo movement.

By Madeleine Brand • Aug 20, 2018 • 48m Listen

Italian actress Asia Argento was one of the first women to accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault. She has been one of the most outspoken members of the #MeToo movement. Now the New York Times reports that Argento quietly paid a young actor who accused her of sexual assault.

71st Cannes Film Festival - Closing ceremony and screening of the film "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" out of competition - Red Carpet Arrivals - Cannes, France, May 19, 2018 - Asia Argento arrives. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

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#MeToo boomerang: Asia Argento accused of sexual assault

Italian actress Asia Argento was one of the first women to accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault. She has been one of the most outspoken members of the #MeToo movement.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

#MeToo boomerang: Asia Argento accused of sexual assault

Italian actress Asia Argento was one of the first women to accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault. She has been one of the most outspoken members of the #MeToo movement.

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