Marlee Matlin reacts to death of William Hurt 13 years after she accused him of physical abuse

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Marlee Matlin had a subdued reaction when asked about the death of her ex William Hurt as news of the actor's passing broke Sunday.The CODA star, 56, was asked about Hurt by ET as she walked the red carpet at the Critics Choice Awards Sunday at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.'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,' Matlin said of Hurt, who she dated for two years. 'He taught me a great deal as an actor and he was one-of-a-kind.' The latest:Marlee Matlin, 56, had a subdued reaction when asked about the death of her ex William Hurt at 71 as news of the actor's death broke SundayThe Oscar-winning actress, who initially met Hurt on the set of Children of a Lesser God, had accused Hurt of sexual, physical and emotional abuse in her 2009 book I’ll Scream Later.In the book, she detailed an instance of sexual assault she said occurred while Hurt was making the film Broadcast News.

She wrote in the book that Hurt 'came home around 4:30 A.M. drunk,' according to The Daily Beast.'The next thing I knew he’d pulled me out of the bed, screaming at me, shaking me,' Matlin said. 'I was scared, I was sobbing.