Asia Argento denounces another sexual abuse

The Italian actress and one of the figures of the movement #And I, Asia Argento, accused American director Rob Cohen (“Fast and the Furious”) of abusing her in 2012. Argento, 45, was one of the first to denounce these behaviors in the world of cinema and in 2017 he accused producer Harvey Weinstein, now in prison, of raping her in 1997 when he was 21 years old.

About Cohen, he pointed out that he drugged her to abuse her. A spokesman for the director categorically denied the accusation, adding that, having a friendly relationship, he considered it “disconcerting”. The actress’ new complaint is included in her book “Anatomy of a Wild Heart”, which will be launched today in Italy.

“This is the first time I’ve talked about Cohen”, Argento said in an interview with the newspaper Corriere della Sera. “He abused me by making me drink GHB, he had a bottle”, he commented referring to a fast-acting anesthetic used in some rape cases. “I didn’t know what it was then. I woke up in the morning naked in her bed”.

The event took place two decades ago in the filming of the above-mentioned action film, starring actor Vin Diesel.