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Mira Sorvino says she's 'heartsick' over #MeToo movement pedophile whore Asia Argento sexual assault allegations

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Mira Sorvino, one of the women who spearheaded the #MeToo 
Movement, has spoken out about the recent allegation that 
Italian actress Asia Argento sexually assaulted a young male 
actor and secretly paid him off.

On Wednesday morning, Sorvino, one of the dozens of women to 
accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, took to Twitter to 
express her reaction to the Argento news after returning from 
"several weeks abroad."

"I have been heartsick over the recent allegations against Asia 
Argento. Time will clarify things and perhaps she will be 
exonerated, but if true, there is no lens that makes it better," 
Sorvino's statement read. "Child sexual assault is a heinous 
crime and is against all that I and the #MeToo movement stands 
for. I remain dedicated in the fight for all victims and change 
the culture that encourages the abuse of power in sexual 
relationships."

Ashley Judd, left, and Mira Sorvino arrive at the Oscars on 
Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. 
(Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Ashley Judd, another #MeToo spear-header and Mira Sorvino at the 
2018 Academy Awards.  (AP)

She added that she hopes "it is not true."

On Sunday, The New York Times published an article claiming that 
Argento had set up a sexual encounter with 17-year-old actor, 
Jimmy Bennet, back in 2013. A relationship between the 37-year-
old actress and the young actor would be considered illegal in 
the state of California where the age of consent for the state 
is 18.

The article went on to claim that Argento paid Bennett $380,000 
after his lawyers threatened to sue the actress for sexual 
assault. The paper also obtained a photograph dated May 9, 2013 
that showed the two lying in a bed together.

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Mira Sorvino
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@MiraSorvino
 Having just touched down from several weeks abroad, I am 
reeling from the recent news. Although hoping against hope that 
it is not true, here are my current thoughts:

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Since the news of the scandal broke, Argento, who like Sorvino, 
was one of the first women to speak out about her sexual assault 
experience with Weinstein, denied the claims in a statement 
released on Tuesday.

In the statement, the actress said that she was linked to 
Bennett by “friendship only” which ended when he made “an 
exorbitant request of money” amid financial problems. Argento 
said her then-boyfriend, late celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, 
decided to pay Bennett.


“Antony [sic] insisted the matter be handled privately and this 
was also what Bennett wanted. Anthony was afraid of the possible 
negative publicity that such person, whom he considered 
dangerous, could have brought upon us,” she said. “We decided to 
deal compassionately with Bennett’s demand for help and give it 
to him. Anthony personally undertook to help Bennett 
economically, upon the condition that we would no longer suffer 
any further intrusions in our life.”

Despite denying she engaged in a sexual relationship with the 17-
year-old actor, TMZ obtained texts and screenshots that showed 
Argento appearing to admit to a friend that she and Bennet did 
have sex.

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