Asia Argento (Italian: [ˈaːsja arˈdʒɛnto]; born Aria Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento; 20 September 1975)[1] is an Italian actress, singer, writer, DJ, model, activist and director. She is the daughter of filmmaker Dario Argento.
Argento was in a relationship with celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain from early 2017 until his suicide in 2018.[2][3]
In the #MeToo movement she is thought to be one of the most vocal leaders of the movement. She was one of the many women abused by Harvey Weinstein.[4]
In August 2018, an article published in The New York Times revealed that she sexually assaulted Jimmy Bennett, a then 17-year-old actor and musician, in a California hotel in 2013, and arranged to pay $380,000 to her accuser.[5]