Asia Argento claims the assault took place in 2002 while filming Cohen s xXx
She claims Cohen drugged her and then raped her in a hotel room
Responding to Argento’s claims, a spokesperson for Cohen, 71, vehemently denied there was any truth to them, insisting they were good friends
The spokesperson called the claims puzzling - especially considering what has been said about her in recent years
Argento was accused in 2018 of sexually assaulting actor Jimmy Bennett when he was 17, and later reportedly paid him $380,000 in hush money
Cohen has also twice been accused of sexual assault; once by a woman who said he drugged and raped her in a hotel in 2015, and by his own daughter
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In an interview with an Italian newspaper, Argento said that while filming the 2002 film opposite Vin Diesel, Cohen abused her.
Italian actress Asia Argento has accused
The Fast and the Furious and
xXx director Rob Cohen of sexual assault.
In an interview with Italian newspaper
Il Corriere della Sera, Argento said that while filming the 2002 film
xXx opposite Vin Diesel, Cohen abused her. It’s the first time I’m talking about Cohen, Argento told the outlet. He abused me by making me drink GHB, he had a bottle of it, she said, referring to the anesthetic commonly referred to as the date rape drug. At the time, I honestly didn t know what it was. I woke up in the morning naked in his bed.