Italian actress Asia Argento and US singer and actress Rose McGowan, both accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault.

Almost a year after the Weinstein scandal first broke, a critical eye is being trained on Asia Argento and Rose McGowan.

“The consciences are waking,” Asia Argento told the Guardian last November, six weeks after she publicly accused Harvey Weinstein of rape. “Every time one of these pigs fall, it’s a badge of honour. What I see is that this is like an avalanche.”

Argento’s visions were accurate; it has been almost a year since the Italian actor and director spoke out about Weinstein and her accusations against one of the most powerful men in entertainment have been instrumental in setting in motion an avalanche of accusations of sexual impropriety.

But now, this avalanche has enveloped Argento herself. On 19 August the New York Times reported that Argento had paid $380,000 to settle a complaint filed against her by Jimmy Bennett, a musician and actor, who said she sexually assaulted him when he was 17 and she was 37. The age of consent in California, where the assault allegedly took place, is 18. Argento had known Bennett since he was 7, when she’d played his mother in the movie The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things.

All genuine sexual assaults and rapes should be reported and dealt with accordingly but I don't like the sound of a 'movement', particularly when it is started by an activist.

The law has to protect both man & woman to avoid somebody being punished for something they didn't do.

These days girls drink too much & sleep with a man, but claim rape a few days/weeks later. If I had a son I would want him to get written permission before he had sex with a woman.... if we are expecting the law to always favour what the woman says, when she hasn't reported it immediately.

The law doesn't protect men and women equally.

As for you next statement it is a generalization that is unjustified and judgemental. A rape is traumatic. When it happens, a person wants to hide in a hovel at times, especially when they face judgmentalism like this. No wonder they don't report it anymore than then do when they still can't depend on people to believe them. They just get labeled. Please learn compassion.