About halfway through the hour-long talk, Oliver brought up the issue to Hoffman, saying he found the actor’s statements about the matter wanting. Nearly the entire rest of the discussion was then dominated by Oliver, Hoffman and the subject of sexual harassment. NEW YORK—HBO host John Oliver hammered Dustin Hoffman about allegations of sexual harassment and the actor fired back with a ferocious defence, as a seemingly benign screening became an explosive conversation about Hollywood sexual misconduct on Monday night. When Hoffman began talking about his long career, Oliver interjected with “Oh, Jesus.”“So now I can’t even finish a sentence?” Hoffman asked. “I would not have made that movie if I didn’t have an incredible respect for women,” Hoffman said.

Source: thestar December 05, 2017 19:21 UTC