Dustin Hoffman was first accused of sexual misconduct in November, when a woman who worked as an intern on the set of the TV adaptation of Death of a Salesman said that Hoffman groped her and constantly made lewd comments to her. She was 17 at the time. Hoffman was 48, and married with three little children.
Now,
more women came forward with accusations. Playwright Cori Thomas says that Hoffman exposed himself to her in 1980, when she was 16. Actress Kathryn Rossetter says that Hoffman sexually harassed her during the Broadway run of Death of a Salesman. Another woman who withheld her name says that Hoffman masturbated before her in 1973, when she was 15.
And there is more, but isn't that enough?
By the way, in a 2004 Playboy interview, Hoffman
said that he lost his virginity when he was 15, to his brother's girlfriend who was so drunk that she mistook him for his brother.
I went in. It was dark, and she said, "Is that you, Ronny?" I said yes, lying for fear that she'd reject me. I wasn't old enough to drive a car, so I thought maybe I wasn't old enough to drive a woman. I remember whistling because I wanted to appear relaxed as I was taking off my clothes. It was wonderful. I came quickly and kept humping and humping. I thought, Is that all there is? I kept waiting for the next fireworks. The humping went on for about 20 minutes until somebody opened the door. It was just like a movie: A shaft of light was thrown from the hallway onto my face, and she screamed because I wasn't my brother.
Yeah, they call that rape by deception. This story created no controversy at the time. He told it like a funny anecdote, and it was taken that way.
The only thing that gives me some hope that nearly all Hollywood people who were accused of sexual misconduct post-Weinstein are middle aged or older. Maybe the new generation is better. Maybe society did advance a bit.
As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.
--Carl Jung