Taking It Too Far
Hoffman and Streep’s characters were supposed to be squabbling in one of the film’s early sequences. Hoffman, on the other hand, is believed to have overstepped his bounds and slapped Streep on the face, leaving a red mark. She could have reported it because it was serious enough, according to Vanity Fair writer Michael Schulman, but she didn’t.
Taking It Too Far
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Bringing Up Her Boyfriend
As if that wasn’t awful enough, Hoffman apparently brought up Streep’s ex-boyfriend, John Cazale, who had recently died. He did this, it appears, in order to agitate her and make her angry, as her character should be. Before the film’s famous courtroom scene, he supposedly whispered Cazale’s name in Streep’s ear.
Bringing Up Her Boyfriend
