The New York Times reports that legal documents, which the BBC has not seen, show Asia Argento paid an underage former co-star $380,000 after the 17 year old alleged she had sexually assaulted him in a California hotel room in 2013.**********
A lawyer for Ms Argento declined to comment on the allegations.
UPDATE: Blame the dead guy... that'll fix everything...
Asia Argento denies sexual assault, says payoff was Anthony Bourdain’s idea.**********
RELATED: CBC plays down allegations...
The allegation against Argento is "definitely a challenge for the [#MeToo] movement, and we'll see whether it rises to the occasion," said Judith Taylor, a sociology and gender studies professor at the University of Toronto.Meanwhile, in other "rainbows of sexuality" news...
See, this is the new sexual spectrum. Or as we people with sense prefer call it – 50 Shades Of Gay.
