Statement from Asia Argento in response to the NYT story published late Sunday evening.

[kpete]

Link to tweet

[mythology]

1. That's a despicable statement

Leave your dead boyfriend out of it.

[JI7]

2. still using bourdain for her own selfish needs

[ScratchCat]

3. I'm confused

What did they give him money for then? The guy made an "exorbitant request" and you wanted to keep it private? What the hell does that mean? He was either blackmailing the two of them, or, he was going to blackmail them. Clearly, there was something they didn't want public.

[hlthe2b]

4. Honestly, I don't know what to think except this is going to do lasting damage to the movement

I'm not willing to assume anything just yet... But it is sickening if there is truth in the allegations and she is hiding behind Bourdain's death. And if the allegations are false, equally devastating.

As with all important social movements, we don't get to necessarily pick the "figureheads" and leaders. We always run the risk that those at the forefront may be deeply flawed, emotionally impaired, or simply hypocrites.

[ADX]

5. To quote Shakespeare...

..."Something is rotten in the state of Denmark".

This is yet another less-than-good look for Argento and she really needs to leave Anthony out of it since he's not here to speak for himself.

Rest in peace, Anthony B...

[dalton99a]

6. I wish Bourdain had stayed away from her

[snowybirdie]

7. Why are some here

refusing to believe her word? I think we should give her the benefit of the doubt before castigating her and calling her despicable. We all deserve to be heard!

[Recursion]

9. Because it's important to believe victims of sexual assault?

I thought we were clear on that.

[snowybirdie]

11. Not necessarily

That opens anyone of us open to defamation and false prosecution. Belief is important to victims but some modicum of proof somewhere should be offered. i.e. Others coming forth or a certain pattern of behavior. Let's wait to see if that happens before ruining her career too.

[ADX]

12. So..

...we're supposed to believe Argento outright when she makes allegations of sexual abuse against someone else but when someone makes allegations of sexual abuse against her, all of a sudden we're supposed to give her the benefit of the doubt? You can't have it both ways; what's good for the goose is good for the gander.

A sexual abuser is a sexual abuser is a sexual abuser, whether they've done it once or done it 20 times, period.

[BannonsLiver]

10. Probably because they aren't hopelessly naive

She paid the kid $380,000. And the only one who could corroborate her story is dead.

[brush]

8. Let it play out, people. Now we have two sides of the story. The truth will out.

Let's not condemn either side yet.

[madaboutharry]

13. This is a deeply disturbing statement.

If she was being blackmailed or a victim of extortion then she should have contacted law enforcement.

And it is terribly sad that she is bringing in Anthony Bourdain in her denial, a man who is dead and unable to have anything to say.

This is really upsetting.

[Lee-Lee]

14. Not a good statement.

Deny, that’s fine.

Attack the victims character, but cool.

Use your dead partner as an excuse for why you made what you claim is a totally unjustified payment? Very uncool.