Has the #MeToo movement just suffered a black eye? Maybe, maybe not. 

After taking a leading role in the movement to call out sexual abuse, Italian actress Asia Argento is herself facing accusations: that she had sex with an underage boy in a Los Angeles-area hotel room in 2013 and quietly arranged to pay him off shortly after she publicly accused Harvey Weinstein of raping her.

The news was shocking enough to leave #MeToo champions stunned and groping for something to say in answer to questions about whether this would, should or could damage #MeToo, the culture-changing movement to press sexual abuse allegations against powerful men in multiple industries, especially Hollywood. 

Laura Palumbo, communications director for the National Sexual Violence Resource Center in Washington, sounded somewhat forlorn and careful in what she told USA TODAY on Monday. 

“We’re all sort of collectively processing what this means for the #MeToo movement,” she said about her organization, which has been a leading voice in anti-sexual violence advocacy. “From our perspective this doesn’t undermine the movement…MeToo has always been bigger than one case or any one story.”

But it was a shocking story: The New York Times, citing an encrypted email it received from an unidentified sender that contained legal documents, reported late Sunday that Argento, 42, agreed in a private settlement to pay $380,000 to a former child actor-turned-rock musician, Jimmy Bennett, who said she sexually assaulted him in a Marina del Rey hotel room shortly after he turned 17. Argento was 37 at the time.

The age of consent in California is 18, then and now, so it’s a crime – statutory rape – to have sex with someone who is under the age of 18. Moreover, the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse, while complicated, is generally 10 years in California. 

The Times said the documents it examined included a selfie of the two lying in bed. “As part of the agreement, Mr. Bennett, who is now 22, gave the photograph and its copyright to Ms. Argento. Three people familiar with the case said the documents were authentic,” the paper reported.

The two actors had appeared together in “The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things,” a 2004 film that Argento directed, starred in and helped write. Bennett, who has a credits list dating back to 2002, was 7 when he was cast in the film.

A picture on Argento’s Instagram page dated May 9, 2013, shows a partial view of the two of them. “Happiest day of my life reunion with @jimmymbennett xox,” she captioned the photo.

So far, neither Argento nor Bennett nor their lawyers or representatives have commented to USA TODAY. The Times said Bennett’s lawyer, Gordon Sattro, gave them a statement saying Bennett would “continue doing what he has been doing over the past months and years, focusing on his music.”

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the police agency for Marina del Rey (just north of LAX), said there has been no report filed but detectives are aware of the reports and are looking into the matter.

“To date, the LASD has not located any police report alleging criminal activity within our jurisdiction in relation to this incident,” according to a statement posted online by Capt. Darren Harris of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. “The LASD’s Special Victims Bureau is attempting to reach out to the reported victim and/or his representatives in an effort to appropriately document any potential criminal allegations.”    . 

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Greg Risling, a spokesman for the Los Angeles district attorney’s office, which has set up a special task force to review allegations against Hollywood men accused of sex crimes, had no information on whether any case involving allegations against Argento had been presented to his office by a police agency.  

But advocates of #MeToo grappled with the news gingerly. Argento is one of the key figures in the movement, having been one of the first to publicly accuse fallen movie mogul Weinstein of rape.

“If this happened, there is no way to justify it, no way to excuse it, even if (Argento) is a victim,” of sexual assault, says women’s rights attorney Gloria Allred, a #MeToo leader who represents one of three women whose sexual-assault accusations against Weinstein are now being prosecuted in criminal court in Manhattan. Argento is not one of them.

Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to the charges, and has consistently denied any non-consensual sex since he was first accused of sexual abuse in double exposes in the Times and The New Yorker in October 2017. On Monday, his lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, released a statement assailing Argento for a “stunning level of hypocrisy.”

“What is perhaps most egregious is the timing, which suggests that at the very same time Argento was working on her own secret settlement for the alleged sexual abuse of a minor, she was positioning herself at the forefront of those condemning Mr. Weinstein,” Brafman said in the statement sent to USA TODAY. 

“The sheer duplicity of her conduct is quite extraordinary and should demonstrate to everyone how poorly the allegations against Mr. Weinstein were actually vetted and accordingly cause all of us to pause and allow due process to prevail, not condemnation by fundamental dishonesty,” Brafman concluded. 

Weinstein’s foes were adamant that the allegations against Argento do not undermine allegations against Weinstein or the status of #MeToo movement in general.

“Yes, (statutory rape) is a crime. Yes, it could still be prosecuted,” Allred said. “But if (Bennett) doesn’t file a report or if he doesn’t wish to testify, the reality is it’s unlikely it would be prosecuted. Prosecutors generally will not force a victim who is reluctant or refuses to testify.”

Moreover, Allred says, the encounter between Bennett and Argento has been resolved by a settlement and payout, and “in a way that appears to be to the satisfaction of both parties.” This is routine and there’s nothing wrong with such settlements, Allred said, having negotiated countless such resolutions herself.

“This should not be a black eye for the #MeToo movement,” Allred insisted. “I think the movement will not only continue, I see it getting bigger, not lessening.” 

Similar sentiments came from Tarana Burke, the woman credited with starting the movement back in 2007. She said in a series of tweets Monday that the movement will endure even though it is “jarring” to hear “the names of some of our faves connected to sexual violence.”

She tweeted that the debate should shift from talking about individuals to talking about sexual violence as a consequence of power and privilege.

“People will use these recent news stories to try and discredit this movement – don’t let that happen. This is what Movement is about. It’s not a spectator sport. It is people generated. We get to say “this is/isn’t what this movement is about!” she tweeted.

Lisa Bloom, another California women’s rights attorney and daughter of Allred, says human beings can be both victim and victimizer, “saint and monster,” at the same time. 

“This will have zero impact on #MeToo, which is not about one person or 10 people or even 1,000 people, it’s about millions worldwide who have chosen to tell their stories of sexual harassment and assault and woken up the world to this epidemic,” Bloom told USA TODAY.  “There are always going to be bumps in the road but we can’t lose sight of the power of this movement.”

Actress Rose McGowan, another Weinstein accuser and #MeToo hero, said she was heartbroken by the news and urged people to “be gentle.”

“I got to know Asia Argento ten months ago. Our commonality is the shared pain of being assaulted by Harvey Weinstein. My heart is broken. I will continue my work on behalf of victims everywhere,” she tweeted Monday. .

“None of us know the truth of the situation and I’m sure more will be revealed,” she added in another tweet. “Be gentle.”

Jodi Omear, a spokeswoman for the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), a leading anti-rape advocacy group, said all accusers, or “survivors” as they are called in the movement, should be believed.

“The #MeToo movement has given even more people who have suffered sexual violence the courage to come forward and tell their stories,” Omear said in a statement to USA TODAY. “Sexual assault can happen to anyone at anytime, and we should take all allegations seriously so that people continue to tell their stories and get the justice they deserve.”

On Twitter, supporters of the movement sought to reassure others that #MeToo will not be damaged by this episode.  

“A person’s ability to be both a perpetrator and a victim of crime has never negated an actions’ criminality. This is not new. Asia Argento is selfish for centering herself in a cause to which she presented reputational risk – however unfair – but #metoo has lost no legitimacy,” tweeted a user called feminist next door.

“Asia Argento sexually assaulted a minor. That is reprehensible & unforgivable. Do I think it means she wasn’t assaulted by Weinstein? No. Do I think it means she has been breathtakingly narcissistic and selfish in making herself a face of the #MeToo movement? Absolutely. Shame,” tweeted Australian comedian/actress and writer Rosie Waterland.

But Argento also was subjected to Twitter criticism, some of it unprintable, from people never much impressed by the movement, Argento or McGowan. 

“#Metoo movement will fail if its leaders engage in hypocrisy, cronyism & double standards. Rose McGowan’s advice should apply to all who are accused, not just to her friend #AsiaArgento,” tweeted Christina Hoff Sommers, a conservative self-described feminist and author of the books, “War Against Boys” and “Who Stole Feminism?”

She accused McGowan of advocating a double standard.

“People coming to the defense of Asia Argento & telling us to ‘not jump to conclusions’ weren’t saying this about Harvey Weinstein, Trump, or Kevin Spacey. Does she get the benefit of the doubt Bc she’s a woman? Women can be predators too,” tweeted Elizabeth Koslo. 

 

 

 

 

    

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Funeral and memorial services have been set for two of the three victims killed in a string of unsolved shootings that have terrorized Nashville this month.

Services for Bartley Teal, gunned down Aug. 17 outside The Cobra bar in East Nashville after celebrating his 33rd birthday, will take place at Cole and Garrett Funeral Home in White House, Tenn. Visitation is slated Monday from 4-8 p.m., according to The Cobra’s Facebook page. Teal’s funeral is Tuesday at 11 a.m.

A memorial service for Jamie Sarrantonio, a 30-year-old Nashville woman also fatally shot at the bar that day, is set for 4 p.m. Tuesday at Sinema — 2600 8th Ave South in Nashville, according to information from Jessi Weaver.

“Information for Jaime’s services are still pending and will more than likely take place in her home town in Connecticut,” the Cobra bar posted online.

Metro police say two unidentified suspect shot Teal and Sarrantonio during a robbery. Detectives say the suspects in their killings matched the same description as those in four other shootings across the city – two men, one with dreadlocks, in a small, dark Chevrolet. 

Also killed in the string of shootings was 31-year-old Kendall Rice, who was shot at a bus stop near his Madison home during early morning hours of Aug. 14. Rice’s funeral arrangements were not immediately known.

As of Monday morning, two other people shot in the series of shootings — a man and a woman — remained hospitalized. The suspects also remained at large, police said.

The Nashville shooting spree

The first attack took place Aug. 8 when a 39-year-old woman, whose husband is a crew member for the band OneRepublic, was shot shortly after midnight while walking her dog in the city’s Inglewood neighborhood.

As the woman walked along Moss Rose Drive, police say, a vehicle drove past her, turned around, and drove past her again before stopping. Police said the woman told them words were exchanged before someone in the car shot her and then drove away. 

Police said she was shot in the lower back and sustained significant injuries. According OneRepublic, the woman was paralyzed. The motive is still unclear and the woman’s husband has asked he and his wife remain anonymous for fear of their safety. 

Six days after that shooting, two men in a dark sedan shot Rice to death as he walked to the bus at 5 a.m. on Aug. 14 in Madison – seven miles north of Inglewood. Rice’s belongings were taken.

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Fifteen minutes later, another man was shot and critically wounded nearby in an apparent robbery attempt at Falcon View Apartments — 201 E. Palestine Avenue. As of Monday morning, police had not yet identified him.

Then on Aug. 17, Sarrantonio and Teal were gunned down outside The Cobra bar in East Nashville after celebrating Bartley’s 33rd birthday. East Nashville is directly south of Inglewood, and the suspects matched the same description as those in the other shootings – two men, one with dreadlocks, in a small, dark Chevrolet. 

All the shootings, which police have said appear related, occurred within a 10-mile area over just nine days. On Saturday, police said the investigation was making progress and warned residents to continue to be careful. They did not provide any updates on Sunday.

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Liverpool secured their second successive victory at the start of the Premier League season by beating hard-working Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

James Milner gave them the lead with a penalty after Mohamed Salah was brought down by Mamadou Sakho in the closing seconds of the first half.

Palace had young defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka sent off with 15 minutes left after he brought down Salah when the Egyptian was through on goal.

And Sadio Mane wrapped up the points in injury time when he ran from his own half before rounding Wayne Hennessey to score.

The Eagles had chances, and Andros Townsend curled an effort on to the bar after a mistake by the otherwise impressive Naby Keita.

But Liverpool were worthy winners and join five other teams, including champions Manchester City, on six points after two games.

Were the big decisions right?

Yes, probably – though opinion was divided on social media.

For the penalty, former Liverpool defender Sakho put his arms on Salah and then had two attempts to trip the forward, who went down.

BBC Radio 5 live pundit Chris Sutton said: “Sakho had a couple of nibbles. I think that’s a penalty. Salah was tripped. There was enough contact and Salah goes down. I can understand Palace fans are frustrated but it’s bad defending.”

The Premier League is the only one of Europe’s top five leagues not to use video assistant referees this season – but even if a VAR official or referee Michael Oliver had the option of watching it again, it may not have been overturned.

The same was true when Wan-Bissaka clipped Salah before he could reach the penalty area. The Egyptian had possibly lost control before the tackle came, and some fans were not convinced about the decision, but Sutton said the referee had “no choice”.

Liverpool do enough to win

Liverpool, who are expected to put in a real title challenge this season, were never likely to follow up their 4-0 opening-day win over West Ham with a similar result at Selhurst Park against a team in good form.

But they dominated, having more possession than the Eagles, who were on the back foot for most of the game.

Salah, who scored 44 goals last season and once on the opening day, did not look at full sharpness – but he was still involved in all of Liverpool’s best moments.

The Egyptian, who was fouled for the penalty and the red card, had a couple of shots blocked and missed with two different chips over Hennessey.

Though Wan-Bissaka is quick, it felt as though the Salah of last year may not have been caught – and it does appear he may have lost possession even had he not been fouled.

But he still set up Mane’s late goal after Palace committed players forward for a corner. Salah played the ball to Mane, who ran 50 yards before going round the keeper and tapping into an empty net.

Keita looked in good form, with plenty of midfield running and forcing two saves from Hennessey, as well as shooting wide.

Reds keeper Alisson kept another clean sheet, performing a good save to touch a Luka Milivojevic free-kick away from the top corner. He also showed good skill and confidence to step past Christian Benteke near his own goalline in the first half.

Simon Mignolet was on the Reds bench, with Loris Karius – who was in the stands – set to join Besiktas on a two-year loan deal.

Palace’s unbeaten run comes to an end

The Eagles, who were unbeaten in seven Premier League games going back to a 2-1 defeat by Liverpool on 31 March, worked hard and had chances but were second best against talented opposition.

Their biggest chance came when Townsend got the ball outside the box and sent a brilliant effort on to the crossbar, with Alisson beaten.

Milivojevic also went close with a free-kick, and Wilfried Zaha, who signed a new five-year deal this week, had a low shot saved by the goalkeeper in the second half.

Benteke never looked like adding to his two goals in 2018 when a shot from 20 yards out went towards the corner flag.

Full-back Wan-Bissaka played well and was involved in a good duel with Mane on Palace’s left-hand side – and he was applauded off the pitch by home fans after denying Salah a chance to score with his red-card tackle.

Manager Roy Hodgson brought on summer signing Max Meyer for a late debut, but the German was not able to have an impact.

Man of the match – Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)

Stats – Mane scores against Eagles again

• Mane has scored six goals in his eight Premier League appearances against Palace, more than he has against any other side.
• Liverpool won their 34th Premier League game played on a Monday – only Man Utd (43) and Arsenal (36) have more victories.
• The Reds have lost only one of their past 10 Premier League games, winning six and drawing three.
• Palace have won just two of their previous 20 Premier League games played against ‘big six’ sides at Selhurst Park (D2 L16).
• Hodgson suffered his 100th defeat in the Premier League as a manager (W87 D65).
• Wan-Bissaka is the youngest Palace player to be shown a red card in the Premier League (20 years, 267 days).
• Milner extended his record for the most Premier League games scored in without losing any of them (48 games: W38 D10).
• He has scored 13 of the 15 penalties that he has taken in the Premier League, including nine of his 10 for Liverpool in the competition. Milner is the first player to score eight consecutive Premier League goals from penalties.

What’s next?

Liverpool host Brighton on Saturday (17:30 BST), a day before Palace are at Watford (13:30 BST).

Fifty-one percent of all incidents of violence and threats against schools took place in just 10 states during the 2017-18 school year, a report released Monday finds. 

California, Florida, New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina and Virginia, which are ranked the top 10 “states of concern,” accounted for 1,851 threats and episodes of violence out of 3,654 nationwide, according to the Educator’s School Safety Network. 

Though this year’s states of concern are located around the country and have varying gun-control policies, a few factors link them together, said Amy Klinger, director of programs at the ESSN, an education-based non-profit focusing on violence prevention in schools. 

States with hundreds of school districts may have problems coordinating responses to violence, Klinger said, pointing to Ohio’s 613 school districts. Ohio schools had 170 threats and 14 incidents of violence the past school year. 

“It’s very difficult to make sweeping changes when you have 613 different government bodies making decisions,” said Klinger, who co-authored the report.

Schools also might have a plan in place for an active shooter, but they rarely fund preventative measures such as direct training for teachers and administrators to address potential threats, Klinger said. 

A rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in February, in which 17 died, put a renewed focus on violence in the classroom and security and galvanized a student-run movement on gun control. President Donald Trump also ignited a firestorm by calling for teachers to be armed, and the debate continues to rage over how to stop the bloodshed.

Adam Winkler, a professor at the UCLA School of Law and a gun-control policy expert, said certain states could see more threats or violence because of outside influences, such as access to guns in a community or the presence of gangs in urban areas.  

“There’s a whole bunch of different factors that you can expect to lead to hotspots and gun violence on campus,” Winkler said. 

The study also ranks states by how many threats against schools and violent incidents occurred per million residents, showing whether states have a proportionate number of threats and incidents based on their size. In this category, the top states were Michigan, Ohio, Alabama, Kentucky, Washington, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Florida, North Carolina, Colorado and Idaho during the 2017-18 school year.

Nine of these 11 states saw upticks in their ranking from the 2016-17 school year to the 2017-18 school year. Michigan was in 10th place last year, but it is in first place this year. Mississippi and Kentucky were in 44th place and 39th place last year, and they are in sixth place and fourth place this year.  

Klinger said these increases are important because, in less populated states, even a few threats of school violence can have educators on edge. 

“Some states went from basically last to being in the top 10,” Klinger said. “When you have a couple of significant incidents, it really can change the dynamic of safety in your state.”  

In March, the House passed the STOP School Violence Act to give more than $1 billion to schools and local governments over the next decade for violence prevention. 

But threats and violence that flared in the 2017-18 school year should be a warning to educators around the country, Klinger said.

“We have seen that there are threats and incidents of violence that occur in literally every state,” she said. “So, it’s really incumbent upon every school to take a look at what they need to do.”

 

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BOSTON — It’s impressive to watch Simone Biles use her power.

Not her tumbling skills, though those are even more dazzling than they were at the Rio Olympics. At 21 and with her spot as the greatest of all time secure, Biles recognizes the influence she has within USA Gymnastics and she’s not afraid to use it.

It’s subtle — a comment here, an Instagram post there, a deliberate choice of color for her leotard. But it’s refreshing to watch Biles grow in confidence off the floor.

Take Sunday night. USA Gymnastics’ lack of any acknowledgment of the survivors of Larry Nassar’s horrific abuse during the national championships was yet another example of the organization’s cluelessness. Worse was CEO Kerry Perry’s word salad when asked why USA Gymnastics had nothing planned.

When Biles took the floor for the finals, it wasn’t lost on anyone that her leotard, which she designed herself, was a teal color. That, of course, is the color for sexual abuse awareness, and Biles said after that she was wearing it as a sign of support for her fellow survivors.

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Biles has said she is among the hundreds of women abused by Nassar, the longtime physician for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State. So, too, were Final Five teammates Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas and Madison Kocian.

“It is for the survivors and I stand with all of them,” Biles said Sunday night. “And I think it’s kind of special to unite.”

It would be, if USA Gymnastics would get out of its own way and recognize that a public statement of support would demonstrate the sincerity survivors — and everyone else — have been wanting. That’s apparently too much to ask, though, so it was left to Biles to make a statement.

Two years ago, that likely isn’t something Biles would have been comfortable doing. But she’s “older and wiser” now, and the year she took off of gymnastics gave her a perspective elite athletes rarely get — can’t get — when their entire lives are devoted to training.

Biles knows her return is the most positive news USA Gymnastics has had in the last two years, and that gives her leverage. USA Gymnastics didn’t abandon the Karolyi ranch, where some of Nassar’s abuse occurred, until Biles said she didn’t want to return there. She didn’t mince words last week when she was asked if the federation was heading in the right direction, and she refused to give Perry cover after Perry said Sunday that she’s had several “interactions” with Biles and her parents.

“She really hasn’t talked to my family too much,” said Biles, whose flabbergasted facial expression quickly became a meme on the gymternet. “We had an interaction in January, but it was like, ‘Hey … just kind of passing through.’ That was it.”

Again, it’s subtle. But you can bet that anything Biles says and does will be heard loud and clear by USA Gymnastics’ board of directors and potential sponsors. If — when —USA Gymnastics finally begins moving in the right direction, Biles’ nudges will be part of the reason why.

It’s not her job, and it’s really not fair she’s even being put in the position of having to help clean up the colossal mess USA Gymnastics has made. But someone has to, and the powers that be at USA Gymnastics aren’t getting it done. 

Biles has long been a winner, as her four gold medals at the Rio Olympics attest. But she’s become a champion, in every sense of the word. 

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England fly-half Danny Cipriani has been fined £2,000 by his club Gloucester after a nightclub incident in Jersey last week.

The 30-year-old had already been fined £2,000 by magistrates after pleading guilty to assault and resisting arrest.

And he was charged by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) on Friday with “conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game”.

Cipriani has also been told by his club to do 10 hours of community service.

A Gloucester Rugby statement described Cipriani’s transgression as a “minor incident”.

It added: “While Danny is very apologetic for his actions, we do not believe he is guilty of bringing the game into disrepute and he will continue to get our full support.”

Gloucester chief executive Stephen Vaughan previously criticised the timing of the RFU charge, which came before the club had finished their investigation.

The RFU hearing is scheduled to take place this week, though the date, time and members of the independent panel are yet to be confirmed by the governing body.

Former Wasps and Sale fly-half Cipriani, who moved to Kingsholm in the summer, was in Jersey with his club as part of a pre-season tour.

Police were called when he tried to grab a body camera off a doorman at Drift nightclub in The Royal Yacht Hotel, St Helier.

As well as being fined, he was ordered by magistrates to pay £250 compensation to a female police officer.

Three other charges – assault on police, larceny and being disorderly on licensed premises – were dropped.

Cipriani was recalled by England for the Test series against South Africa in June, after three years out of the squad.

His club fine will be donated to a local charity for sick and disabled children, and the players’ union charity, which supports players forced to retire through illness or injury.

As part of his community service, Cipriani will work with Gloucester staff coaching local children.

Gloucester begin their Premiership season against Northampton at Kingsholm on 1 September (14:00 BST).

A massive whale had washed up near the seaside town of Duxbury, Massachusetts, Monday morning, setting off an investigation as police asked the public to stay away from the area.

The deceased whale, shown in a photograph published online by the Duxbury Police Department, dwarfed a large pickup parked alongside it on Duxbury Beach.

“Please stay away so Marine Biologists and Duxbury officials tend to the matter,” police said in a series of tweets. Staffers from Boston’s New England Aquarium also arrived on scene, the department added.

Aquarium spokesman Tony LaCasse identified the whale as a fin whale, known also as a finback, estimated to be about 55 feet in length, Boston.com reported.

The whale will be buried on site by Duxbury officials following exams and samples, Lacasse told the site, though the whale showed no immediate signs of trauma and may have died naturally.

Flyover images from CBS Boston showed staffers measuring and photographing the creature. 

The fin whale is “in danger of extinction throughout all or much of its range,” according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and is listed under the Endangered Species Act.

Finbacks can live up to 90 years, weighing as much as 80 tons and reaching as many as 85 feet in length, the administration said.

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