Ronan Farrowhas celebratedAnthony Bourdain’scommitment to the victims of alleged sexual assault in the wake of the chef’s death.
“Anthony Bourdain was an example of what loved ones should be to survivors of abuse,”Farrow posted on Friday. “He embraced andsupported his partner Asia, encouraged her to speak and spent his last days defending her and other survivors.”
Bourdain, 61, whowas found dead of apparent suicidein his hotel in France on Friday morning, was known for supportinghis girlfriend Asia Argentoand the subsequent #MeToo movement following sexual abuse allegations involvingHarvey Weinstein.
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Argento is one of the dozens of women to accuseWeinstein of sexual assaultand harassment.
TheParts Unknownhost, who was filming for his award-winning show in France prior to his death, held a dinner in November for Argento and fellow Weinstein accusersRose McGowanandAnnabella Sciorra.
“It was an honor to cook for this meeting of the minds,” he said on Twitter, tweeting out a picture of the meal.
On May 25, whenNew York police arrested Weinstein, Bourdain tweeted to Argento: “When you went on record, @AsiaArgento you were sure this day would never come, that you would be crushed, that you were alone. And yet you did it anyway.”
In October, Farrow, 30, wrote a story forThe New Yorker,detailing Argento’s accusation that Weinstein forcibly performed oral sex on her during the late ’90s. In another piece Farrow penned, Sciorra accused Weinstein ofraping herand then claims he tried to perform oral sex on her. McGowan has alsoaccused the movie mogul of rape.
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source: people.com
