- Oscar-winning actor Dustin Hoffman recalled a terrifying experience from his youth during an appearance on the Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend podcast ahead of releasing his memoir, Look at Me.
- The 89-year-old actor revealed that he once had a gun pointed at him by the husband of a married woman with whom he was having an affair after the husband caught them together in their home.
- Hoffman described believing he was about to die during the confrontation, noting that the sight of the gun barrel made him realise he would do anything to avoid being killed.
- In his upcoming autobiography, Hoffman also detailed his challenging experience filming the 1967 classic movie The Graduate, which he described as a terrible experience despite it changing his life.
- An extract published by The New Yorker reveals that director Mike Nichols instructed co-star Katharine Ross to slap Hoffman 27 times on camera during filming, leaving the actor feeling uncomfortable and unworthy.
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