Dustin Hoffman accused of sexually harassing teen intern
Dustin Hoffman has apologised for the alleged sexual harassment of a 17-year-old intern in 1985, saying “it is not reflective of who I am”.
Writer Anna Graham Hunter alleges that the 80-year-old actor groped her on the set of TV movie “Death of a Salesman” and “talked about sex to me and in front of me".
She said she was left in tears, according to her column in The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday.
“He asked me to give him a foot massage my first day on set; I did,” Hunter wrote. “He was openly flirtatious, he grabbed my ass."
She said she kept a diary of his behaviour on set.
On Wednesday morning, Hoffman replied in a statement.
“I have the utmost respect for women and feel terrible that anything I might have done could have put her in an uncomfortable situation. I am sorry. It is not reflective of who I am,” he said.
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The two-time Oscar winning actor is the latest Hollywood name linked to a deluge of sexual harassment and assault allegations that have been levied against producer Harvey Weinstein, director Brett Ratner and writer-director James Toback.
Harassment allegations have also been levied against actors Kevin Spacey and Jeremy Piven.
Ratner has now been accused of sexual harassment or misconduct, the Los Angeles Times has reported.
Among the women are model-turned-actress Natasha Henstridge, 43, who said Ratner forced her to perform oral sex on him in the early 90s.
Actress Olivia Munn told the publication the director masturbated in front of her in 2004.
Ratner has denied the allegations.