I applaud John Oliver, one of the few men in Hollywood that stick up for those that have been sexually abused by men of power in Hollywood.
John Oliver was hosting host public panel when he rightfully brought up sexual allegations against Hoffman in front of the panel's live audience.The Post reports that about halfway through the movie discussion, Oliver began to broach the subject."This is something we're going to have to talk about because," Oliver said. "It's hanging in the air."
Oliver was referring to recent allegations made by Anna Graham Hunter in an essay, which was published on November 1 byThe Hollywood Reporter. In the column, she claims Hoffman, now 80, made multiple inappropriate comments and unwanted sexual advances toward her when she was a 17-year-old production assistant on the set of "The Death of a Salesman" in 1985.
n the video, Oliver called out Hoffman's apology, saying he was angered by the actor's word choice.
"'It's 'not reflective of who I am.' It's that kind of response to this stuff that pisses me off," Oliver said. "It is reflective of who you were. If it happened and you've given no evidence to show that it didn't [happen] then there was a period of time for a while when you were a creeper around women. So, it feels like a cop-out to say 'well this isn't me.' Do you understand how that feels like a dismissal?"
