Dustin Hoffman Claims #MeToo Claims Against Him Were False, Reveals Struggle in New Memoir

Dustin Hoffman’s newly released memoir Look at Me revisits the actor’s complicated relationship with the #MeToo movement—one where he supported the reckoning in Hollywood before facing accusations himself. Hoffman, now 86, maintains that claims of sexual misconduct leveled against him were false, though he expresses regret for jokes or behavior that may have made women uncomfortable decades earlier.

A Supporter Before the Storm

In the book, Hoffman describes initially cheering the exposure of Harvey Weinstein and other powerful Hollywood figures in 2017. “I thought it was a very good thing,” he writes, acknowledging systemic abuse in the industry. At the time, Hoffman publicly declared sympathy for victims, never imagining his own name would surface in allegations.

‘Things Were Being Said That Weren’t True’

Eight women accused Hoffman of misconduct spanning from lewd remarks to forced oral sex and indecent exposure—claims he vehemently denies. “I was sort of bewildered by how to defend myself,” he admits in the memoir, torn between his progressive values and what he calls false narratives. He concedes some behavior in his past might have crossed lines but rejects criminal allegations: “‘Uncomfortable’ is a subjective emotional state… What is crass to one person, another might find hilarious.”

Reflecting on Gender Dynamics

The allegations forced Hoffman to reconsider interactions with women throughout his career. “If I were a woman, would bawdy jokes between takes seem threatening instead of fun?” he wonders, though he cynically concludes women aren’t “inherently more wholesome” than men. The memoir reveals a man still wrestling with accountability—willing to apologize for off-color humor yet unwilling to accept the more severe claims against him.

Source: www.breitbart.com — https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/11/12/dustin-hoffman-supported-metoo-but-was-shocked-by-his-own-allegations/