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It’s been a year filled with tragedy and scandal for actress and director Asia Argento, 42.
Read on for a timeline of how the star ofXXXandThe Heart isDeceitful Above All Thingsbecame one of the most talked-about figures of the #metoo movement and beyond.
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She was one of the first accusers of Harvey Weinstein.
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She became a leader of the #metoo movement.
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She released a statement on Twitter that day, writing: “Anthony gave all of himself in everything that he did. His brilliant, fearless spirit touched and inspired so many, and his generosity knew no bounds. He was my love, my rock, my protector. I am beyond devastated. My thoughts are with his family. I would ask that you respect their privacy and mine.”
Details of their complicated relationship started emerging.
WhileBourdain was incredibly vocal about his support of Argento’s role in the #metoo movement, those close to them actually had reservations about their connection. Bourdain was, for better or worse, “absolutely lovestruck,”a source told PEOPLE following his death. “He would have done anything for her, and that was a little red flag for some of his friends … He was crazy in love with her, crazy being the keyword.”
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Despite his tough guy exterior, Bourdain often gushed about Argento. “She’s a really accomplished director and writer along with being a longtime actress and a real sponge for culture, music, literature,” he toldPEOPLE in 2017. And in February this year, he shared that he liked “being around her as much as possible” and that he “wouldn’t hate” moving in with her, though marriage was off the table as his divorce to estranged wifeOttavia Busia was not finalized.
TheNew York Timesreports Argento paid off actor Jimmy Bennett, who accused her of sexual assault in 2013.
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Argento denies the allegations
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She claims that she and Bennett were friends only until last fall when he “unexpectedly made an exorbitant request of money from” her. She then shared that Bourdain wanted to handle the request privately so they decided to deal with Bennett “compassionately” and help him. Argento concludes that the report is the “umpteenth development of a sequences of events … that constitutes longstanding persecution.”
Before dating Bourdain, Argento was married to director Michele Civetta. They have one child together, Nicola Giovanna, born in 2008. She also has another child, Anna Lou Castoldi, 17, with musician Marco Castoldi.
source: people.com
