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Meryl Streep has broken her silence on the sexual-harassment claims against herKramer vs. Kramerco-star Dustin Hoffman.
In theresurfaced interview from 1979withTimemagazine, Streep said Hoffman grabbed her breast during their first meeting.
A representative for Streeplater said that Hoffman apologizedand that Streep forgave him.
Did he slap you?
STREEPThat was when we were makingKramer vs. Kramer.
This is tricky because when youre an actor, youre in a scene, you have to feel free.
Im sure that I have inadvertently hurt people in physical scenes.
But theres a certain amount of forgiveness in that.
And you see it in the movie.
But I think those things are being corrected in this moment.
And theyre not politically corrected; theyre fixed.
They will be fixed, because people wont accept it anymore.
So thats a good thing.
Streep goes on to say that she experienced sexual harassment when she was a younger actress in the industry.
I mean, I was really beaten up, but I dont want to ruin somebodys mature life.
