Editing Dustin Hoffman (section)

==Personal life==
===Marriage and relationships===
[[File:Dustin Hoffmann and family, Photographed by Ed Kavishe for Fashion Wire Press.jpg|thumb|upright|Hoffman (center) with his wife [[Lisa Hoffman|Lisa]] and son [[Jake Hoffman (actor)|Jake]] in 2007]]

After meeting in 1963,{{r|meryman200403}} Hoffman married [[Anne Byrne (actress)|Anne Byrne]] in May 1969.<ref name=tribute>[http://www.tribute.ca/people/Dustin+Hoffman/3813 Dustin Hoffman] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721233444/http://www.tribute.ca/people/Dustin+Hoffman/3813 |date=July 21, 2010 }} at Tribute.ca. Retrieved January 23, 2008.</ref> He adopted Karina (born 1967), Byrne's child from a previous marriage, and with Byrne had daughter Jenna (born October 15, 1969). In 1970, Hoffman and Byrne were living in [[Greenwich Village]] in a building next door to a townhouse occupied at the time by members of [[Weather Underground Organization|the Weathermen]], when [[Greenwich Village townhouse explosion|a bomb was accidentally detonated in the townhouse's basement]], killing three.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-06 |title=The Weather Underground blast - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/almanac-the-weather-underground-blast/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> In the 2002 documentary ''[[The Weather Underground (film)|The Weather Underground]]'', Hoffman can be seen standing in the street during the aftermath of the explosion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/bomb-detonates-greenwich-village-1970-article-1.2136142|title=A bomb explodes in Greenwich Village in 1970|website=NY Daily News|date=March 5, 2015 |access-date=March 11, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312073120/http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/bomb-detonates-greenwich-village-1970-article-1.2136142|archive-date=March 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/msolomon/2014/08/20/the-history-of-the-weathermen-town-house/#4870458c5130|title=The History Of The Weathermen Town House (With Cameos By Dustin Hoffman, James Merrill, and Paddington Bear)|website=Forbes|access-date=March 11, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312063938/http://www.forbes.com/sites/msolomon/2014/08/20/the-history-of-the-weathermen-town-house/#4870458c5130|archive-date=March 12, 2016}}</ref> The couple divorced in 1980.

After Hoffman's separation, he began seeing [[Lisa Hoffman|Lisa Gottsegen]], their families having had a relationship together growing up.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dustin Hoffman Makes Rare Public Outing with Wife Lisa at Lakers Game |url=https://people.com/dustin-hoffman-wife-lisa-lakers-game-rare-public-outing-photo-8418062 |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref> She was finishing her [[Juris Doctor]] degree, and the couple married in October 1980.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Closer |date=July 19, 2017 |title=Dustin Hoffman's Wife Lisa Dishes on the Secret to Their 37-Year Marriage! |url=https://www.closerweekly.com/posts/dustin-hoffman-wife-lisa-married-137231/ |access-date=September 25, 2022 |website=Closer Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref> They have four children: [[Jake Hoffman (actor)|Jacob Edward]] (born March 22, 1981), Rebecca Lillian (born March 17, 1983), Maxwell Geoffrey (born August 30, 1984) and Alexandra Lydia "Ali" (born October 27, 1987). Hoffman has a few grandchildren as of 2024.

In an interview, he said that all of his children from his second marriage had [[bar mitzvah|bar]] or [[bat mitzvah]]s and that he is a more observant Jew now than when he was younger. He has also lamented that he is not fluent in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3329905,00.html|title=Hoffman's Jewish return|work=[[Ynetnews]]|date=November 19, 2006|access-date=October 16, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513151617/http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3329905,00.html|archive-date=May 13, 2011|last1=Jewish|first1=Something}}</ref>

===Political activism===
A [[modern liberalism in the United States|liberal]], Hoffman has long supported the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] and [[Ralph Nader]].<ref name=newsmeat>{{cite web |access-date=January 23, 2008 |url=http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Dustin_Hoffman.php |title=Dustin Hoffman's Federal Campaign Contribution Report |publisher=Newsmeat |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215132703/http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Dustin_Hoffman.php |archive-date=February 15, 2008 }}</ref> In 1997 he was one of a number of Hollywood stars and executives to sign an open letter to the [[chancellor of Germany|German chancellor]] [[Helmut Kohl]] protesting against the treatment of [[Scientology in Germany|Scientologists in Germany]], which was published as a newspaper advertisement in the ''[[International Herald Tribune]]''.<ref name=Bonfante>{{cite magazine | first=Bruce W. |last=Nelan | date=February 10, 1997 |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,985883-1,00.html |title=Does Germany Have Something Against These Guys? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520120328/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C985883-1%2C00.html |archive-date=May 20, 2013 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |url-status=live |quote=Until last month, only the Scientologists and human-rights observers were paying much attention to what was going on in Germany. Then a startling letter appeared in the International Herald Tribune, signed by 34 show-biz celebrities and studio executives, comparing the purported discrimination suffered by Scientologists in Germany today to the "unspeakable horrors" perpetrated against the Jews in the 1930s. That comparison provoked outrage in the American Jewish community. Last week the State Department stepped in to address the charges in its influential yearly Human Rights Report. Spokesman Nicholas Burns went even further than the report, flatly accusing Germany of "discrimination" against Scientologists and of punishing them solely for their beliefs.}}</ref>

===Cancer treatment===
Hoffman was successfully treated for cancer in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dustin Hoffman Had Cancer, Was 'Surgically Cured'|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/08/dustin-hoffman-had-cancer-was-surgically-cured/|work=ABC News|access-date=August 6, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807063153/http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/08/dustin-hoffman-had-cancer-was-surgically-cured/|archive-date=August 7, 2013}}</ref>

===Sexual misconduct allegations===
In 2017, seven women accused Hoffman of sexual misconduct or assault.<ref name="THR-2017">{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/dustin-hoffman-sexually-harassed-me-i-was-17-guest-column-1053466/ |title=Dustin Hoffman sexually harassed me when I was 17 |department=Guest Column |last=Graham Hunter |first=Anna |date=November 1, 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=August 24, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/dustin-hoffman-sexual-harassment-1202604822/ |title='Genius' Producer accuses Dustin Hoffman of sexually harassing her in 1991 |department=Exclusive |last=Holloway |first=Daniel |date=November 2, 2017|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |location=Los Angeles, California |access-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Variety 2017-12-14">{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2017/biz/news/dustin-hoffman-2-1202641525/ |title=Dustin Hoffman accused of exposing himself to a minor, assaulting two women |department=Exclusive |last=Holloway|first=Daniel|date=December 14, 2017 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|access-date=January 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/new-dustin-hoffman-accuser-claims-harassment-physical-violation-broadway-guest-column-1062349 |title=New Dustin Hoffman accuser claims harassment and physical violation on Broadway |department=Guest Column |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=Eldridge Corporation |location=Los Angeles, California |first=Kathryn |last= Rossetter |date=December 8, 2017 |access-date=January 17, 2018}}</ref> Anna Graham Hunter alleged that, while she was 17 and working as an intern on a TV production of ''[[Death of a Salesman (1985 film)|Death of a Salesman]]'', Hoffman made inappropriate jokes and comments around her and asked her to give him foot massages.<ref name="THR-2017"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Holloway |first=Daniel |date=2017-12-14 |title=Dustin Hoffman Accused of Exposing Himself to a Minor, Assaulting Two Women (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2017/biz/news/dustin-hoffman-2-1202641525/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Hoffman released an apology to Hunter, saying "I have the utmost respect for women and feel terrible that anything I might have done could have put her in an uncomfortable situation", continuing, "I am sorry. It is not reflective of who I am."<ref name="Rottenberg 2017">{{cite news | last=Rottenberg | first=Josh | title=Dustin Hoffman apologizes after allegations that he sexually harassed a 17-year-old intern in 1985 | work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=November 1, 2017 | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-dustin-hoffman-apologizes-after-being-1509561081-htmlstory.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101192445/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-dustin-hoffman-apologizes-after-being-1509561081-htmlstory.html |archive-date=November 1, 2017 |access-date=July 8, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Online magazine ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' reported in 2017 that [[Meryl Streep]] had differences with Hoffman which include him slapping her in a scene and him groping her breast.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Hunter |date=2018-01-03 |title=Meryl Streep on Dustin Hoffman's Kramer vs. Kramer Slap: 'It Was Overstepping' |url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/01/meryl-streep-calls-out-dustin-hoffman-kramer-vs-kramer-slap.html |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref> However, a representative for Meryl Streep responded to ''Slate'' saying it was not an accurate rendering of their 1979 meeting. Streep's representative stated "there was an offense and it is something for which Dustin apologized. And Meryl accepted that."<ref name="THR-2017"/><ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/11/02/meryl_streep_recalled_dustin_hoffman_groping_her_breast_during_their_first.html| title=Meryl Streep once said Dustin Hoffman groped her breast the first time they met| author=Ruth Graham| magazine=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] | date=November 2, 2017| access-date=January 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks on the #MeToo Moment and 'The Post'|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Cara|last=Buckley|date=January 3, 2018|accessdate=March 22, 2021|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/03/movies/meryl-streep-tom-hanks-the-post-metoo.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Joshi |first=Priya |date=2017-12-08 |title=Second actress alleges she was groped by Dustin Hoffman 'night after night' during Broadway show |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/second-actress-alleges-she-was-groped-by-dustin-hoffman-night-after-night-during-broadway-show-1650804 |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=International Business Times UK |language=en}}</ref>

In December 2017, comedian [[John Oliver]] unexpectedly questioned Hoffman about the allegations during the 20th anniversary screening of ''[[Wag the Dog]]'' at the [[92nd Street Y]]. "It's 'not reflective of who I am' – it's that kind of response to this stuff that pisses me off," Oliver said. "Do you understand how that feels like a dismissal?" Hoffman said he felt blindsided by the line of questioning, remarking "You've made the case better than anyone else can. I'm guilty. Because someone has alleged something, I'm guilty. You push a button. It's all over the world: I'm a predator. I'm this and that, and it's not true."<ref name="W.Post 2017-12-14">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/12/04/john-oliver-grills-dustin-hoffman-over-sexual-harassment-allegation/ |title=John Oliver grills Dustin Hoffman about sexual harassment allegations |last=Zeitchik |first=Steven|date=December 5, 2017 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |accessdate=December 12, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212084656/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/12/04/john-oliver-grills-dustin-hoffman-over-sexual-harassment-allegation/ |archivedate=December 12, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Hoffman has not publicly responded to the other six allegations.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/12/14/report-dustin-hoffman-allegedly-exposed-himself-teen-assaulted-two-women/953910001/ |title=Five new accounts of sexual misconduct hit Dustin Hoffman |work=[[USA Today]] |publisher=[[Gannett Company]] |location=McLean, Virginia |date=December 14, 2017 |access-date=January 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://slate.com/arts/2017/12/three-hoffman-accusers-spoke-to-nbc-news-about-their-allegations.html |title="I wanted to choose truth over shame": Three Dustin Hoffman accusers speak to NBC News about their allegations |last=Withers |first=Rachel |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |publisher=[[The Slate Group]] |location=Los Angeles, California |access-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref>

[[Bill Murray]], who costarred with Hoffman in ''[[Tootsie]]'' (1982) and ''[[The Lost City (2005 film)|The Lost City]]'' (2005), defended him, saying, "I heard what happened to him, and Dustin Hoffman is a really decent person. He's crazy, a [[Borscht Belt]] flirt, has been his whole life. (But) he's a really sweet man."<ref>{{cite news |agency=[[Associated Press]]|title=Bill Murray defends 'really decent' Dustin Hoffman over sexual harassment claims |date=September 27, 2018 |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/09/27/bill-murray-defends-dustin-hoffman-over-sexual-harassment-claims/1443079002/ |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> Actors 
[[Chevy Chase]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lfpress.com/2018/01/15/chevy-chase-on-dustin-hoffman-allegations-it-just-didnt-really-happen |title=Chevy Chase on Dustin Hoffman allegations: It just didn't really happen |website=LFPress |date=January 15, 2018 |access-date=January 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121150409/http://www.lfpress.com/2018/01/15/chevy-chase-on-dustin-hoffman-allegations-it-just-didnt-really-happen |archive-date=January 21, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[Liam Neeson]]<ref>{{cite news |first=Nicole|last=Bitette|url=https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2018/01/13/liam-neeson-slammed-for-defending-dustin-hoffman-amid-allegations/23332641/ |title=Liam Neeson faces backlash after defending Dustin Hoffman amid sexual assault allegations |work=AOL.com |date=January 13, 2018 |access-date=January 16, 2018}}</ref> also came to his defense.