Rose McGowan’s Partner Was The One Who Released Asia Argento’s Texts
Raine Dove, Rose McGowan’s gender non-conforming partner, revealed that they were in fact the ones who released text messages allegedly showing actress Asia Argento admitting sex with an underage former co-star.
Raine said they took the texts to the police after Asia publicly rejected a New York Times report saying she slept with former child actor Jimmy Bennett when he was 17, then paid him hush money. However, a “third party” sold the messages to the press.
“When the individual made it clear that they were not going to be honest about their engagement, I turned in materials that may contribute towards an honest investigation. All victims deserve justice. Justice can rarely exist without honesty,” Raine wrote on Twitter. “This is a person who represents a certain ideal and who has called out for all those accused of sexual assault to be honest about their experiences in order to allow justice for the victims, However when the NYT statement came out, in which Asia denied any sexual engagement that’s when it became clear that they were not going to follow their own ethics.”
Asia Argento allegedly admits to having sex with a then-17-year-old Jimmy, writing, “I had sex with him it felt weird. I didn’t know he was a minor until the shakedown letter.”