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Marlee Matlin, Who Accused William Hurt of Abuse, Reacts to His Death: ‘We’ve Lost a Great Actor’

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Zack Sharf Marlee Matlin reflected on William Hurt’s death during a brief interview with Entertainment Tonight at the Critics Choice Awards.

Hurt died March 13 at 71 years old following a battle with prostate cancer. Matlin and Hurt starred opposite one another in the 1986 drama “Children of a Lesser God,” which won Matlin the Oscar for best actress.

The two performers began dating when Matlin was 19 years old and Hurt was 35.“You’re the first person to ask me about him,” Matlin told ET. “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.” Matlin detailed Hurt’s alleged abuse against her in her autobiography, “I’ll Scream Later.” The actor said Hurt “threw me on the bed, started ripping off his clothes and mine” and raped her.

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