Asia Argento, who is facing allegations of sexual misconduct levelled by Jimmy Bennett, said Sunday that being labelled a "paedophile" has caused her a lot of hurt.
The actor-director appeared in an interview with Italian TV channel La7's show "Non e l'Arena" ("It's Not the Arena") and refuted claims by Bennett, saying it was he who assaulted her.
A week back on the same show, Bennett had reiterated his version of the story accusing Argento of rape.
"The thing that hurt me most was being called 'paedophile'. I have children and that is a stigma that I do not wish for anyone," she said on the show, as translated by The Hollywood Reporter.
Argento, who was fired from the jury panel of "X Factor Italia" last month owing to the allegations, demanded her job back
"I told him, 'OK, Jimmy, maybe we can do a movie together, I can find a part for you.' He lit up and we hugged at that moment. Then he began to kiss me and touch me in a way that was not that of a child with his mother, but that of a boy with crazy hormones."
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