These Actors Are Notoriously Difficult To Work With

Dustin Hoffman Sexually Harassed Meryl Streep On Set

Back in 1979, Meryl Streep told TIME that not only was Dustin Hoffman difficult to work with but that he has sexually harassed her the first time they met while she was auditioning for Kramer vs. Kramer. Describing the interview to TIME, Steep said: “He came up to me and said, ‘I’m Dustin—burp—Hoffman,’ and he put his hand on my breast,” Streep said. “What an obnoxious pig, I thought.”

Steep went on to get the part and she and Hoffman famously clashed on set. In one instance, Meryl suggested altering a climactic scene to shed light on her character’s motivation. When writer-director Robert Benton agreed, Hoffman reportedly exploded and said: “Meryl, why don’t you stop carrying the flag for feminism and just act the scene?”