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#MeToo Founder Says Not To Discredit The Movement Following Sexual Assault Allegations Against Asia Argento

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The founder of #MeToo said not to discredit the movement Monday following sexual assault allegations against Italian actress Asia Argento.

Tarana Burke, the leader of #MeToo, said to not let people discredit the movement despite Argento being accused Sunday of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old boy in 2013, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Argento became a strong advocate of the #MeToo movement after claiming that disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein raped her in 1997, The New Yorker reported.

“People will use these recent news stories to try and discredit this movement – don’t let that happen. This is what Movement is about,” Burke wrote on Twitter. 

People will use these recent news stories to try and discredit this movement – don’t let that happen. This is what Movement is about. It’s not a spectator sport. It is people generated. We get to say “this is/isn’t what this movement is about!”

— Tarana (@TaranaBurke) August 20, 2018

Burke also noted that the #MeToo movement is for everyone and praised the “brave young men who are now coming forward,” in a Twitter post.

I’ve said repeatedly that the #metooMVMT is for all of us, including these brave young men who are now coming forward. It will continue to be jarring when we hear the names of some of our faves connected to sexual violence unless we shift from talking about individuals [+]

— Tarana (@TaranaBurke) August 20, 2018