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Asia Argento denies sexual relationship with underage actor

Italian actress Asia Argento, one of the key figures of the Me Too movement, is breaking her silence about accusations that she sexually assaulted an underage actor. Argento denies having a sexual relationship with Jimmy Bennett when he was 17. In a statement posted by a New York Times Magazine reporter, she claims they were just friends. She did admit to paying Bennett a settlement. Jericka Duncan reports.
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