WILLIAM Hurt was known as an American actor who famously starred in Kiss of the Spider Woman and the Marvel Cinematic Universe as General ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross.
In March 2022, it was announced that he had passed away at the age of 71 and now fans want to know more about his relationship history.
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When did William Hurt and Marlee Matlin date?
Marlee Matlin, 56, is known as an American actress, author, and activist who became the first-ever deaf actress to win an Oscar.
Since 1993 she has been married to Kevin Grandalski but prior to that she was in a relationship with Hurt.
The two were first linked together in the 1980s, when she was 19 and he was 35.
Their relationship reportedly only lasted a year.
Did Marlee Matlin accuse William Hurt of abuse?
On March 13, 2022, Matlin was asked about her ex-boyfriend during a red carpet interview for the Critics Choice Awards.
“You’re the first person to ask me about him,” she told a reporter from Entertainment Tonight, Independent reports.
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“We’ve lost a really great actor and working with him on set in Children of a Lesser God will always be something I remember very fondly.
“He taught me a great deal as an actor and he was one-of-a-kind,” she continued.
Her response comes as a shock to fans due to her 2009 allegations of assault against the late star.
At the time she reportedly told Access Hollywood that she had “fresh bruises every day” during their relationship.
“I was always afraid of him, but I loved him. Or maybe I thought I did. But look, I was 19, he was 35,” she continued.
Hurt then released a statement about the allegation saying: “My own recollection is that we both apologized and both did a great deal to heal our lives. Of course, I did and do apologize for any pain I caused. And I know we have both grown. I wish Marlee and her family nothing but good.”
Matlin repeated the allegations again in her 2010 autobiography I’ll Scream Later where she alleged that Hurt had “threw me on the bed, started ripping off his clothes and mine” and proceeded to rape her.
“The next thing I knew he’d pulled me out of the bed, screaming at me, shaking me. I was scared, I was sobbing. Then he threw me on the bed, started ripping off his clothes and mine. I was crying. ‘No, no, no. Please Bill, no.’ The next thing I remember is Bill ramming himself inside me as I sobbed,” she wrote.
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What was William Hurt’s cause of death?
Hurt’s death was first confirmed by his son in a statement.
“It is with great sadness that the Hurt family mourns the passing of William Hurt, beloved father and Oscar winning actor, on March 13, 2022, one week before his 72nd birthday,” the statement read.
It later went on to reveal that he had passed away due to natural causes and that the family “requests privacy at this time.”
As news started to spread a number of Hollywood stars paid tribute including Ben Stiller, Mark Ruffalo, Russell Crowe, and Bryce Dallas Howard.
“He was so kind to my sister and I,” Stiller tweeted. “He spent time at our apartment, and came to visit my parents up in Nantucket. He would talk to us about acting, and the crest or process. He talked to us as if we were adults, not kids of his friend. He made a huge impact on both of us.”
Ruffalo added, “another major loss to the acting community. Great actor. Great mind.”
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673.
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