Unlike half my Twitter feed, Matlin gives us permission to acknowledge Hurt was a great actor, even if also an asshole:
“We’ve lost a really great actor and working with him on set in ‘Children of a Lesser God’ will always be something I remember very fondly. He taught me a great deal as an actor and he was one-of-a-kind.” “Matlin detailed Hurt’s alleged abuse <https://www.thedailybeast.com/when-marlee-matlin-accused-william-hurt-of-rape> against her in her autobiography, “I’ll Scream Later.” The actor said Hurt “threw me on the bed, started ripping off his clothes and mine” and raped her. Hurt also allegedly berated Matlin after her Oscar win, telling her, “What makes you think you deserve it? There are hundreds of actors who have worked for years for the recognition you just got handed to you. Think about that.” https://variety.com/2022/film/news/marlee-matlin-william-hurt-death-rape-allegation-1235204607/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CYou're%20the%20first%20person,of%2Da%2Dkind.%E2%80%9D On Mon, 14 Mar 2022 at 12:23 AM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > Sadly, I too have been reading stories I hadn’t previously been aware of: > > https://www.thedailybeast.com/when-marlee-matlin-accused-william-hurt-of-rape > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2022 at 03:23, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Somehow I missed this story amidst the #metoo miasma >> >> >> https://amp.theguardian.com/film/2021/aug/06/deaf-is-not-a-costume-marlee-matlin-on-surviving-abuse-and-casting-authentically >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 13, 2022 at 6:29 PM Diner <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> My friend Sheila tells her long and amazing story of her encounter with >>> Mr. Hurt. >>> https://twitter.com/sheilakathleen/status/1152642702481252354 >>> >>> (Worth reading to the end, at least for the reply from Mitzi Gaynor >>> saying how much she loved the story.) >>> >>> BTW, another friend did an HBO movie with him and had nothing but good >>> things to say about him. >>> >>> On Sunday, March 13, 2022 at 5:50:04 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: >>> >>>> Not a lot of TV, but so many great movies. >>>> >>>> >>>> https://variety.com/2022/film/news/william-hurt-dead-kiss-of-the-spider-woman-1235203576/ >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/3831ceb9-e9f9-455f-8c2c-a42885024c58n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/3831ceb9-e9f9-455f-8c2c-a42885024c58n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DX3%2B%2BOCxAKg%2B-3%2BeUw9_O0E0yv6ki1BPFnxqskiNu2Ng%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DX3%2B%2BOCxAKg%2B-3%2BeUw9_O0E0yv6ki1BPFnxqskiNu2Ng%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGBime_GtMxF6X00FafptjFHr%3DWS5wGCxwWcTx36qv9xUw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGBime_GtMxF6X00FafptjFHr%3DWS5wGCxwWcTx36qv9xUw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2BHz%3DvrtJcc1-3ba7FqYJy_DCogDnnSrxpV%3D-WQW432jg%40mail.gmail.com.
