(CNN) The man who alleges he was sexually assaulted by Asia Argento, a leading figure in the #MeToo movement, has broken his silence. The New York Times reported Sunday it obtained lawyers' documents in encrypted emails from an unidentified party that showed Argento agreed to make payments to actor Jimmy Bennett after he accused her of sexually assaulting him in 2013. Bennett played Argento's son in the 2004 movie "The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things." Argento denied the allegations in the newspaper in a statement first reported Tuesday by the Huffington Post. "I am deeply shocked and hurt by having read news that is absolutely false.

Source: CNN August 23, 2018 14:59 UTC