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Dustin Hoffman attends the 2017 IFP Gotham Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on November 27, 2017 in New York City.Roy Rochlin—FilmMagic by [Mike Miller / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Mike Miller / People Contributor Dec 15, 2017 4:32 AM UTC Three more women have forward to accuse [Dustin Hoffman](http://people.com/movies/wendy-riss-gatsiounis-accuses-dustin-hoffman-sexual-harassment/) of inappropriate sexual behavior. The women, one of whom wished to remain anonymous, spoke to _Variety_ about [their alleged encounters](http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/dustin-hoffman-2-1202641525/) with the two-time Oscar winner, which ranged from sexual harassment to assault. Hoffman did not comment on the allegations, according to _Variety,_ although his lawyer called them “defamatory falsehoods.” A rep for Hoffman did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. Cori Thomas, friend of Hoffman’s daughter Karina, tells the outlet that Hoffman exposed himself to her when she was in high school. Thomas, now a playwright, claims the alleged incident took place in 1980 in New York City when she was 16. After Hoffman had taken her and his daughter out for dinner, Thomas claims she was left alone in an apartment with the actor while she waited for her mother to pick her up. Thomas claims the actor took a shower while she waited and later emerged in a towel, which he dropped. “He was standing there naked,” she tells _Variety._ “I think I almost collapsed, actually. It was the first time I had ever seen a naked man. I was mortified. I didn’t know what to do. And he milked it. He milked the fact that he was naked. He stood there. He took his time.” Hoffman eventually put a robe on, according to Thomas, who says the actor then asked her to massage his feet. “I didn’t know that I could say no, so I did it,” she says. “And he kept telling me, ‘I’m naked. Do you want to see?’ ” Thomas says she was “saved” when her mother arrived to pick her up, although she did not tell her what had happened until recently. She also says she never told Hoffman’s daughter, who was later a bridesmaid in her wedding. “I didn’t want to embarrass her,” Thomas explains. Melissa Kester had recently graduated college when she says Hoffman sexually assaulted her while recording a song for his film _Ishtar_. Kester was invited to the recording by her boyfriend, who was working on music for the film. An aspiring writer, Kester says she bonded with Hoffman over their love of theater. When he asked for her phone number, Kester says she gave it to him. When they met again at the recording studio, Kester says, Hoffman was struggling to record a song and jokingly asked her to stand next to him in the booth, which had a chest-level partition that blocked the lower halves of their bodies from view. “I’m standing there, and it’s kind of a small room, and he grabs me, so we’re both facing out so we’re both facing the people in the studio,” she explains. “I’m thinking that it’s kind of flirtatious and funny, like he’s holding onto me, because I’m going to help him sing better. I felt awkward. It’s a little weird. He’s hugging me while he’s singing. But ha ha ha, it’s all a joke. My boyfriend is right there.” Kester says the ordeal continued for 15-20 seconds until the take was finished. She also says she made an effort not to react to what Hoffman was doing so as not to alert her boyfriend or the other men in the studio. After the take ended, she says Hoffman “kind of laughed.” She adds, “Then I just ran out of there, and I sat in the bathroom crying. I thought, ‘Oh my God.’ I felt like I’d been raped. There was no warning. I didn’t know he would do that.” Kester never told her boyfriend what happened, but says Hoffman called her repeatedly after the alleged incident. A third woman, who wished to remain anonymous, also claims Hoffman assaulted her on the set of _Ishtar_. She claims Hoffman “stuck his fingers right up inside of me” while she was sitting with him in the back of a crowded station wagon. She also claims later that night she went to Hoffman’s hotel room and had sex with the actor. She says the alleged incident in the car was not consensual, but when asked whether hotel encounter was, she told _Variety_, “I don’t know.” Earlier this year, three women came forward with [sexual misconduct allegations against Hoffman](http://people.com/movies/wendy-riss-gatsiounis-accuses-dustin-hoffman-sexual-harassment/). Anna Graham Hunter told _The Hollywood Reporter_ that Hoffman [harassed and assaulted her on the set of ](http://people.com/movies/anna-graham-hunter-accuses-dustin-hoffman-sexual-harassment/)_Death of a Salesman_ when she was 17\. Television producer Wendy Riss Gatsiounis told _Variety_ that Hoffman [propositioned her for sex](http://people.com/movies/wendy-riss-gatsiounis-accuses-dustin-hoffman-sexual-harassment/) during a pitch meeting and actress Kathryn Rossetter wrote in _The Hollywood Reporter_ that the actor [groped and assaulted her](http://time.com/5056833/kathryn-rossetter-dustin-hoffman-sexual-harassment/) on _Death of a Salesman._ In response to Hunter’s claims, Hoffman told _The Hollywood Reporter,_ “I have the utmost respect for women and feel terrible that anything I might have done could have put her in an uncomfortable situation. I am sorry. It is not reflective of who I am.” According to _Variety_, a spokesperson for Hoffman declined to comment on Riss Gatsiounis’s accusations. Screenwriter Murray Schisgal, who was allegedly present at the time of the incidents, told _Variety_ in a statement, “Dustin Hoffman and I took many meetings with writers and playwrights over many years. I have no recollection of this meeting or of any of the behavior or actions described.” Hoffman’s representatives declined to comment on Rossetter’s claims to _THR_, but his attorneys did reportedly put the outlet in touch with several other people who worked on _Death of a Salesman_ who cast doubt on her claims. They included Hoffman’s brother-in-law Lee Gottsegen, actresses Anne McIntosh, Debra Mooney and Linda Hogan, actors Michael Quinlan and Andrew Bloch and production stage manager Tom Kelly, according to _THR._ “It just doesn’t ring true,” Kelly told the outlet. “Given my position, it’s insulting to say this kind of activity would go on to the extent of sexual violation.” _This_ [_article_](http://people.com/movies/dustin-hoffman-accused-assaulting-two-women-exposing-himself-minor/) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://people.com) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5065687/dustin-hoffman-sexual-misconduct-minor/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5065687/dustin-hoffman-sexual-misconduct-minor/"},"headline":"Dustin Hoffman Is Accused of Assaulting Two Women and Exposing Himself to a Minor","datePublished":"2017-12-15T04:32:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T08:04:08.202Z","description":"His lawyer called the accusations “defamatory falsehoods”","url":"https://time.com/5065687/dustin-hoffman-sexual-misconduct-minor/","keywords":["celebrities","onetime","overnight"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4a69e1910847aa09/6988f52e656a3f3258bd2daf/gettyimages-880870192.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mike Miller / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4a69e1910847aa09/6988f52e656a3f3258bd2daf/gettyimages-880870192.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2017 IFP Gotham Awards - Arrivals","caption":"2017 IFP Gotham Awards - Arrivals","creditText":"Roy Rochlin—FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5065687/dustin-hoffman-sexual-misconduct-minor/","name":"Dustin Hoffman Is Accused of Assaulting Two Women and Exposing Himself to a Minor"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"John Oliver Publicly Spars with Dustin Hoffman Over Sexual Harassment Claims","description":"John Oliver called out Dustin Hoffman over sexual harassment claims","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/yrQZa5iU/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-12-05T15:53:41.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/yrQZa5iU.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5065687/dustin-hoffman-sexual-misconduct-minor/","duration":"PT2M12S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5065687/dustin-hoffman-sexual-misconduct-minor/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```