VIDEO : Asia Argento Denies Grooming & Sexually Assaulting Former Child Actor

According to a report by Uproxx, Asia Argento, an actress and prominent Harvey Weinstein accuser, has spoken out about an explosive report by the New York Times which revealed a 380,000 dollar settlement between herself and former child actor Jimmy Bennett. In anonymously leaked legal documents, Argento allegedly sexually assaulted Bennet in 2013 while he was 17 years old and she was 37. Argento has reportedly denied the accusations and is 'deeply shocked and hurt.' She went on to admit that her late boyfriend, Anthony Bourdain, had paid hush money to Bennett out of concern about 'possible negative publicity.'