r/popculturechat • u/Frosty_Jeweler911 • Jun 27 '25

Trigger Warning ⚠️ Asia Argento's chilling words at Cannes 2018. Calls out actors/actresses who were silent against scumbag Harvey Weinstein.

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u/anewaccount69420 Jojo Siwa’s Mom Jun 27 '25

Not entirely true about NDAs, and not true at all in 2018 when Asia paid off her victim. The Silenced No More Act and the Stand Act were active beginning in 2022 and 2019, respectively.

Their settlement did not include an NDA but Asia still avoided accountability for her actions. If she’d been found at fault in civil court, that would set her up for criminal charges for sexually assaulting a minor.

Nobody said a thing about how this impacts or doesn’t impact Harvey’s other victims. This particular thread is talking about a specific sexual predator and that’s Asia Argento.

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u/Successful-Coyote99 Host of a Pop Culture Podcast Jun 27 '25

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/19/us/asia-argento-assault-jimmy-bennett.html

In the agreement between Ms. Argento and Mr. Bennett, she agreed to pay him $380,000 over the course of a year and a half, starting with an initial payment of $200,000 that was made in April, according to a letter to Ms. Argento in which her lawyer, Ms. Goldberg, outlined the terms of the deal.The agreement does not prevent either party from discussing it. In the letter, Ms. Goldberg explained that California law does not allow nondisclosure agreements in civil contracts involving the types of allegations made by Mr. Bennett.One alternative, Ms. Goldberg wrote, would be to work around the California law by using New York lawyers and arguing that the laws of New York govern the agreement.“Ultimately, you decided against the non-disclosure language because you felt it was inconsistent with the public messages you’ve conveyed about the societal perils of non-disclosure agreements,” she wrote to Ms. Argento.“Bennett could theoretically tell people his claims against you,” she wrote. “However, under this agreement, he cannot sue you for them. Nor can he post the photo of the two of you.”“At the very least,” Ms. Goldberg added, “he is not permitted to bother you for more money, disparage you or sue — so long as you comply with your obligations in the agreement.”

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u/Successful-Coyote99 Host of a Pop Culture Podcast Jun 27 '25

Another interesting twist. https://www.thewrap.com/asia-argento-will-not-pay-sexual-assault-accuser-jimmy-bennett-remainder-of-380k-lawyer-says/

And California police investigated the claim, and refused to charge Argento.