Asia Argento, Italian actress and figure of the #MeToo movement, accuses Rob Cohen of sexual abuse, the American director of the “
Fast and furious
”
films
, in an interview published on Friday by
Corriere della Sera
.
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The 45-year-old actress and director was one of the first to speak out against sexual abuse in the film industry, helping to launch the #MeToo campaign.
She had thus declared in 2017 to have been raped by the American producer Harvey Weinstein in 1997, when she was 21 years old.
In her interview Friday with the Italian daily, she denounces a sexual assault on the part of Rob Cohen in 2002. “
This is the first time that I speak about Cohen.
He abused me by making me drink GHB, he had a bottle of it,
”he said, referring to a drug used by rapists.
“
At the time, I didn't really know what it was.
I woke up in the morning naked in her bed,
”she added, adding that this assault took place when she was playing in the film“ xXx ”directed by Rob Cohen, alongside Vin Diesel and Samuel L. Jackson.
A spokesperson for Rob Cohen for his part denied the accusations on Friday.
"
Mr. Cohen categorically denies the completely false accusation of sexual assault leveled against him by Asia Argento,
" he said in a statement to AFP.
"
When they worked together they had a great working relationship and Mr. Cohen considered her a friend, so this accusation that dates back to 2002 is baffling, especially when you consider what has been said about her in recent years.
" , he added.
These accusations of the Italian actress are contained in a book to be published on January 26 in Italy, "
Anatomia di un cuore selvaggio
" (
Anatomy of a wild heart
).
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