Harvey Weinstein Accuser Asia Argento Flees Italy After Being Slut Shamed by Media

[demmiblue]

Source: Newsweek

Italian actress Asia Argento claims she had to flee Italy after local media slut shamed her for publicly recounting the alleged sexual assault she endured at the hands of movie mogul, Harvey Weinstein.

Argento moved to Berlin to get away from the misogynistic treatment from news outlets calling her a prostitute and questioning her account of how the Hollywood producer forcibly performed oral sex on her at the age of 21 in 1997.

“I’ll come back when things improve to fight alongside all the other women,” she told the Italian television station, RAI. “I didn’t have the courage to speak until now because you see what happened, 20 years after the attack?”

Italian newspapers have implied that sexual blackmail is a necessary rite of passage in the industry and argued that Argento assaulted Weinstein. Even a former member of parliament attacked Argento saying she should have just said "No" to Weinstein.

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[Merlot]

1. And people wonder why women don't come forward when it happens

[whathehell]

2. +10000. n/t

[IronLionZion]

8. They do it deliberately to keep people quiet

also any male allies will be declared "cucks" or "gay" as many of Argento's fans are male. It's a powerful deterrent.

[whathehell]

3. That is fucking disgusting. .n/t..

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

4. Reminds me of the movie "Malena". nt

[Baitball Blogger]

5. Well, call me unsurprised. Italy suffers from a touch of machismo.

[fierywoman]

6. This is an aspect of Italy that Rick Steves doesn't tell you about.

[demmiblue]

7. Rick Steves would probably be one of the first to talk about the misogyny there.

He is a really great guy and a dedicated Dem/liberal.

[fierywoman]

12. I adore him. I remember his ballsyness of talking out loud about

legalizing weed. Sorry, but what I meant to say was he probably wouldn't talk about these things on one of his travel shows.

[DK504]

9. Ill come back when things improve to fight alongside all the other women,

When things improve?? Unless we start prosecuting and being believed when this happens it will never improve.

[Blue_Tires]

10. While I have no doubt that Argento's allegations are true

Her case is kind of muddled by the fact that she did have a consensual relationship with him afterwards, and some unscrupulous media are going to jump on it

[eissa]

11. Unfortunately, true

Hers is the only story of the dozens that have been reported that is getting the side-eye due to her dating him for five years after that incident.