Actress and director Asia Argento came forward and accused The fast and the furious and xXx director Rob Cohen of sexual assault.
Argento, a firm and outspoken voice, who was one of many who accused Weinstein of harassment, revealed the allegations against Cohen in an interview with the Italian newspaper. Il Corriere della Sera. Argento told the media this was the first time she had talked about Cohen. She claims Cohen abused her and made her drink GHB, an anesthetic linked to date rape.
“At the time, I really did not know what it was. “I woke up naked in his bed that morning,” Argento told the Italian newspaper. She added that the alleged attack took place during the filming of the 2002 film xXx.
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As for the allegations, a spokesman for Cohen released a statement to Deadline stating: ‘Mr. Cohen denies accusing Asia Argento of assaulting him as absolutely false. When they worked together, they had an excellent working relationship and Mr. Cohen considered her a friend, so this assertion dating back to 2002 is staggering, especially given what has been reported about her in recent years. ‘
The accusations are also included in Argento’s autobiography Anatomy of a wild heart, which will be released on January 26 in Italy. She also talked about the allegations in the talk show Verissimo where she said she did not come forward with the assault allegations because she was not sure what happened and then said she did not want to create a new storm. ‘
However, she said that when other women allegedly came forward against Cohen, she also decided. In 2019, an unnamed individual accused the director of sexual assault. According to the Huffington Post reported, the alleged attack took place in 2015 in Manhattan. His daughter, Valkyrie Weather, accused him of child abuse and claimed as a teenager that he took her overseas to visit sex workers. Cohen has since denied the allegations.