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'The 24hr deadline given to retract your recent false statements about me has now passed...I've instructed Mishcon de Reya to seek substantial damages for deception, fraud, coercion and libel.'

Argento has now claimed that accuser Jimmy Bennett 'sexually attack[ed] her,' and calls for a 'phase two' of the #MeToo movement.

'When [Argento] 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.'

'Anyone can be be better—I hope you can be, too. Do the right thing. Be honest. Be fair. Let justice stay its course. Be the person you wish Harvey could have been.'

They also published various text messages between Argento and a friend in which she "flat-out says she had sex with him."

Argento claims that her late boyfriend, Anthony Bourdain, was involved in the decision to 'deal compassionately with Bennett's demands for help,' and Bourdain 'personally undertook to help Bennett economically.'

Argento has been one of the leading voices in the #MeToo movement.

His intoxicating tales of the intense, debauched life in NYC restaurant kitchens turned the chef into a global sensation.

Chapman said Weinstein's actions were "unforgivable."

Actress Asia Argento said Weinstein "terrified me."