Dustin Hoffman feared for life during affair after woman’s husband confronted him with gun

Hoffman recalled an incident in which he was threatened with a gun.
Dustin Hoffman said he was once confronted by the gun-toting husband of a woman he was having an affair with (Yui Mok/ PA)

Dustin Hoffman said he was once confronted by the gun-toting husband of a woman he was having an affair with (Yui Mok/ PA)

Dustin Hoffman has said he thought he was “gonna die” after being confronted by the husband of a woman he once had an affair with.

The 89-year-old American actor is currently promoting his memoir Look At Me, in which he looks back at his career and roles in films including Midnight Cowboy, Tootsie and Rain Man.

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