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Hollywood actor Asia Argento, who was one of the first women to accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, had reportedly paid a young male actor to make settlements after he accused her of sexual misconduct.

The actor made a $380,000 settlement with actor Jimmy Bennett, the accuser who claimed that in 2013, the XXX actor assaulted him just after he turned 17. 

The actor was 37-years old when the said incident took place. Bennett, who is now a 22-year-old, played Argento’s son in 2014 film The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things.

Documents related to the said accusations and the settlements that followed were exchanged between Argento and Bennett’s respective lawyers. The documents also include a photograph from May 9, 2013, which shows the two in bed together. As per the alleged settlement, Bennett was asked to return the specified photograph and its copyright to the actor. Argento’s lawyer Carrie Goldberg had written a letter to the actor with regard to the payment of the settlement money and described the same as “helping Mr. Bennett”.

Earlier, Argento had accused Weinstein of raping her when she was only 21. 

—ANI