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#MeToo boomerang: Asia Argento accused of sexual assault

Aug. 20, 2018

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.

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Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole, Yael Even Or

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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