Jimmy Bennett, the actor who accused Asia Argento of sexually assaulting him, gave an interview to an Italian TV show on Sunday.
The interviewer
repeatedly questioned how a man could really be raped by a woman. When the interviewer asked why Bennett didn't seem upset in the photos taken in bed with Argento,
the audience applauded.Excerpts:
“The comments I have received were all like, ‘Why wouldn’t you want to have sex with that person? What’s wrong with you?’” he said. “But that’s not really what it’s about.
A woman can be attractive in some ways, and still abuse a man.”“I’m kind of done defending myself. I don’t feel like I should be in this situation,
to have to defend myself and make people believe what’s happened when the facts are already there in plain sight."“I was worried about coming in front of an audience and being accused of not being sincere about the violence against me. After this,
that’s why I chose the silent route. I was right.”Asia Argento gave an in-depth interview to the Daily Mail (*barf*), probably to respond to Bennet's interview. In the first snippet released, Asia says that she and Anthony Bourdain cheated on each other. The second portion of her interview, to be released tomorrow, will address the sexual assault allegations against her.
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It wasn't a problem for us. He was a man who traveled 265 days a year. When we saw each other we took really great pleasure in each other's company."
"People say I murdered him. They say I killed him. ... I understand that the world needs to find a reason. I would like to find a reason, too. I don't have it."
"What I do feel terrible about is that he had so much pain inside of him and he didn't share it.
I did not see it. And for that I will feel guilty for the rest of my life."
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