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John Oliver puts Dustin Hoffman on the hot seat over sexual harassment allegations at a 20th anniv. screening of "Wag The Dog" slipping jimmy Dec 05, 00:30

'It never happened exactly like the women said it happened' seems to be a Common Sexual Predator Refrain. {nm} Captain Obvious Dec 05, 01:39

The accusation against Hoffman is ridiculous in the first place. {nm} Filmstardust Dec 05, 05:11

Seems like accusations are flying all over the place. I guess the ones without tangible evidence will be left standing. {nm} RollingThunder Dec 05, 05:37

Hoffman made an inappropriate sexual joke in a room full of people 30 years ago. That was wrong, but unfortunately, that was common Filmstardust Dec 05, 05:51

Though it wasn’t one joke, it was the way he behaved all the time, which included grabbing ass. RogerMore Dec 05, 07:24

and she wrote letters detailing numerous, repeated events at the time of their occurrence. Hoffman's take defies her account entirely {nm} slipping jimmy Dec 05, 07:38

Yes, what he did was wrong, no one is saying the contrary. Nonetheless, it was how the world behave at those times. Women were treated as... Filmstardust Dec 05, 12:34

Understood, but if someone can't acknowledge or apologise for past behaviour that is now recognise as bad, then what? {nm} RogerMore Dec 05, 13:43

I thought he made an apology. Maybe an apology isn't enough. But we can't have the same treatment as for scumbags like Weinstein. Filmstardust Dec 05, 14:44

He did, in an “I’m sorry, but that’s not who I am” way, and then followed up (per DL) with “it didn’t happen the way it was reported” {nm} RogerMore Dec 05, 15:26

the whole world absolutely did not behave that way. and she knew better enough even at 17 to say Hoffman was a "lech" and a "pig" {nm} slipping jimmy Dec 05, 14:41

I didn't say the whole world behave like that. I said it was common. {nm} Filmstardust Dec 05, 14:45

read the letters the girl wrote when she was 17 {nm} slipping jimmy Dec 05, 07:38