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In 2017, seven women accused Hoffman of sexual misconduct. A woman who was 17 at the time alleged that, while working as an intern on a TV production of "Death of a Salesman", Hoffman made inappropriate jokes and comments around her and asked her to give him foot massages. Hoffman released an apology to the 17-year-old intern who alleged harassment but denied wrongdoing, 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." Online magazine Slate reported in 2017 that Meryl Streep had said that Hoffman groped her breast on their first meeting. 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." Streep has also referred to an incident when Hoffman slapped her—rather than pantomiming a slap—while filming a scene in "Kramer vs. Kramer".