Dustin Hoffman admits making women uncomfortable and denies serious allegations in memoir

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In his new memoir, Dustin Hoffman addresses the allegations of sexual harassment and assault raised against him at the height of the MeToo movement in 2017. Hoffman, 89, acknowledges that his behavior made women feel uncomfortable.

According to him, he used to tell jokes with a sexual nature and flirt with women, without realizing that this could be harmful. In the book he writes: "It took me decades to understand that flirting with every woman I met was not okay."

Hoffman denies forcing sexual contact on any of the women who complained, and writes that the problem was that things were said about him that are not true. In the book he also gives his wife part of the credit for the change he underwent.