Jeff Leach said on the podcast Legion of Skanks that Asia Argento (pictured) sent him a video of herself topless. Photo / Getty Images
Jeff Leach said on the podcast Legion of Skanks that Asia Argento (pictured) sent him a video of herself topless. Photo / Getty Images
A British comedian who had a friendship with Asia Argento claims the actress sent him at least one unsolicited topless video.
Jeff Leach was appearing on the Legion of Skanks podcast when he shared this story during a discussion about the arrest of Harvey Weinstein just days prior on charges of rape and assault.
"That girl sent me pictures of her t*****s on Snapchat when I was with my girlfriend,' said Leach back in June, reports Daily Mail.
"She knew I was with my girlfriend and we were friends and she sends me this video with her t*** out, like: 'Hey Jeff.' And I just replied: 'You cant send me that s***.'"
Leach said Argento was aware that he had a girlfriend at the time, while the actress was recently divorced from the father of her son, Michele Civetta.
He also said she "flipped out" when he chided her for sending the video, at a time when he had been trying to gain control over a sex addiction he once told the BBC led him to sleep with over 300 women by the age of 27.
A rep for Argento and Leach did not return requests for comment.
Leach went on to say that he was not in favor of Argento being one of the major faces of the #MeToo movement because of her actions.
Jeff Leach (in 2012) said on the podcast Legion of Skanks that Asia Argento sent him a video of herself topless knowing he had a girlfriend. Photo / Getty Images
"I think of the irony of someone complaining about unwanted sexual attention and then doing the exact same thing," explained Leach.
"She was like, 'I do it to my all my friends they know its not sexual,' and I was like, 'Get f***ed. You know if my girlfriend saw it she wouldn't like this s***.'"
He was also quick to point out that this in no way impacted the validity of Argento's claims.
"I'm not saying she hasn't been assaulted or hurt by bad people but maybe [she and Rose McGowan] are not the best f***ing spokespeople for it."
The podcast in which Leach said all this was released on June 2, a week before the tragic suicide of Argento's boyfriend Anthony Bourdain.
Argento posted a number of other videos tagging Leach on her social media accounts, including one of herself laying in bed said saying: "Whenever I have a glass of wine I listen to Bobby Vinton."
In another she does what she calls a "Jeff Leach impersonation," in which she lies in bed and says: "Started from the bottom."
She then stands up on the bed and states: "Now we here."
And a video sent from a Walt Disney park to Leach shows Argento looking at a statue of the company's founder and stating: "How do you know Walt Disney is a Nazi? The salute!"
Leach is a longtime advocate for victim's rights, and in a 2015 Vine actually confronted photographer Terry Richardson on the streets of New York.
At the time, Leach was beginning the process of treating a sex addiction that he once told the BBC led him to sleep with over 300 women by the age of 27. (Asia Argento in 2017). Photo / Instagram
"Someone had to have the balls to tell @Terry_World #TerryRichardson what a rapey creep he is," said Leach.
"I hope I ruined his day like how he ruined so many underage models' lives. Guess he had shit to do on the rapecycle so he didn't stay to chat. #NYC."
Richardson has denied the allegations against him and never been charged with a crime.
Leach has also been open about his own struggles with sex addiction.
His friendship with Argento began around the time of her alleged assault of underage actor Jimmy Bennett.
Argento denied allegations she had sex with the boy, but text messages purported to be from her that were obtained by TMZ show a woman claiming to be the actress admitting the two had intercourse.
Bennett meanwhile released a statement on Wednesday saying that he came forward when Argento went public with her own allegations against Harvey Weinstein.
"Many brave women and men have spoken out about their own experiences during the #metoo movement, and I appreciate the bravery that it took for each and every one of them to take such a stand," said Bennett.
"I did not initially speak out about my story because I chose to handle it in private with the person who wronged me. My trauma resurfaced as she came out as a victim herself."
He continued: "I have not made a public statement in the past days and hours because I was ashamed and afraid to be part of the public narrative."
Meanwhile, Bennett's lawyer Gordon Sattro told DailyMail.com that the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department has been in contact to discuss the incident.
