(Califiornia) - Italian actress Asia Argento was one of the first to accuse disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault.
Now, it is being reported the now 42-year old actress paid former child, Jimmy Bennett, $380,000 after Bennett claimed Argento sexually assaulted him in a California hotel room in 2013 when Bennett was just 17.
Bennett claims Argento invited him to her hotel room in Marina del Ray, and gave the boy alcohol before having sex with him. The age of consent in California is 18.
Bennett's attorneys sent of notice of intent to sue Argento last fall claiming her actions caused trauma to the boy which affected his mental health and harmed his acting career.
Argento is the same woman who claims Weinstein raped her in 1997 when she was 21.
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