Asia Argento: Being called 'paedophile' hurt me most

Asia Argento who is facing allegations of sexual misconduct levelled by Jimmy Bennett said Sunday that being labelled a paedophile has caused her a lot of hurt The actordirector appeared in an interview with Italian TV channel La7s show Non e lArena Its Not the Arena and refuted claims by Bennett saying it was he who assaulted herA week back on the same show Bennett had reiterated his version of the story accusing Argento of rape The thing that hurt me most was being called paedophile I have children and that is a stigma that I do not wish for anyone she said on the show as translated by The Hollywood ReporterArgento who was fired from the jury panel of X Factor Italia last month owing to the allegations demanded her job back I would like to go back to X Factor to do my job because my children are proud of me Italy wants me and I have not done anything that Im accused of she said On Bennetts interview on the show Argento said it made her angryIt made me angry but it made me especially sorry because his eyes were glassy and there was no expression on his face I saw him as a child who then failed to pursue his career a lost soul she saidArgento who costarred with Bennett in 2004 film The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things which she also wrote and directed said she saw him like a lost son She said that they had arranged to meet in Los Angeles and he had asked her to practice lines with him for a script like in the old days But when he came to her hotel neither did he bring any script nor was he accompanied by a chaperone I did not know he was underage I thought he was 18 because he had also told me this she addedArgento said when they met she did not recognise him and said he had even denounced his parents which made her sad I told him OK Jimmy maybe we can do a movie together I can find a part for you He lit up and we hugged at that moment Then he began to kiss me and touch me in a way that was not that of a child with his mother but that of a boy with crazy hormonesShe claimed Bennett literally jumped on her and put her sideways across the bed He did what he had to do He didnt use a condom It lasted for two minutes He had an orgasm I was cold unable to move Shocked I asked him afterwards why he had done this and he told me that I had been his sexual fantasy since he was 12 years old Argento saidA report by The New York Times obtained the legal documents in which actor Jimmy Bennett claimed that Argento assaulted him in a California hotel when he was only two months past his 17th birthday the age of consent in California is 18On the reports that Argento settled a claim last year from Bennett that she assaulted him the director brought a text message exchange with her former partner Anthony Bourdain where he said it was better to pay Bennett off even though she did not want to because they were liesCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever