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Asia Argentois firing back atRose McGowan‘srecent statement denouncingArgento, who’s been accused of sexual assault.
In late August, McGowan urged Argento to “do the right thing” and “be honest” after the Italian actresswas accused of having sex with an underage boyin 2013. McGowan, 44, claimed a person she is dating, named Rain Dove, told her Argento, 42, had confessed to sleeping withJimmy Bennett, 22, who has accused Argento ofallegedly sexually assaulting him when he was 17. She also alleged Argento “had stated that she’d been receiving unsolicited nudes of Jimmy since he had been 12.”
Argento has denied having any sexual relationship with Bennett.
On Friday, Argento responded to McGowan’s statement on Twitter, saying, “It is a shame@rosemcgowanis not prepared to accept when she is wrong … Rose’s statement continues to make false claims.”
In the tweet, Argento also referenced Rain Dove, explaining that, unlike McGowan, Rain Dove was willing to acknowledge making a mistake when spreading information about Argento’s relationship with Bennett. Argento attached a screenshot of a tweet that Argento claimed Dove had since deleted.
The image showed Rain Dove allegedly apologizing for misinterpreting texts thatthe model had previously submitted to the police as part of Bennett’s case against Argento.
In one of the texts Argento sent to Dove, TMZ reported she allegedly wrote, “The public knows nothing, only what NYT wrote. Which is one-sided.The horny kid jumped me.”
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Neither McGowan nor Rain Dove immediately responded to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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McGowan also asked that people remain as civil as possible as the story unfolds in a since-deleted tweet. “None of us know the truth of the situation and I’m sure more will be revealed,” she wrote. “Be gentle.”
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A week later the actress and activist released a statement urging Argento to “do the right thing” and “be honest” and “be better” after Dove allegedly told her that Argento admitted via text message to “sleeping with” Bennett.
In it, McGowan also wrote a message directly to Argento: “You were my friend. I loved you. You’ve spent and risked a lot to stand with the MeToo movement … I really hope you find your way through this process to rehabilitation and betterment. Anyone can be better — I hope you can be, too.”
source: people.com
