Asia Argento flees Italy amid victim-blaming backlash over Weinstein allegations
In a recent episode of Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, writer/director/actress Asia Argento spoke of her love of her hometown of Rome, its back alleys and bawdy songs and the simple pleasure of a plate of pasta. But ever since Argento spoke out about being sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein in the New Yorker’s exposé of the now-disgraced movie mogul, her home country has not returned her affection. As Vanity Fair reports, Argento has been forced to flee Italy and relocate to Berlin after being vilified and blamed for her assault in the Italian press. In a typical op-ed, opinion writer Renato Farina said actresses “first give it away, then whine and fake regret.”