‘CODA’ Star Marlee Matlin Reveals the Shocking Remark Her Late Ex, William Hurt, Made to Her After Her Oscar Win

, 58, was the first deaf person to win an in 1987, however, her late ex, , was reportedly not impressed. The star opened up about her former partner’s remarks in ’s new book , which will be out on January 23. In an excerpt obtained by , Marlee claimed that she “was afraid” of what the late star would say to her after he lost that evening and she won.

“Bill congratulated me when I got the award. After I won, I stopped to look at the monitor to see if he had that night,” the now 58 year old said in the book, per . “When I found out that he didn’t win, my heart sank. I was afraid to see how he was going to react later at home, the fact that I won and he didn’t.” That evening, William was nominated in the Best Actor in a Leading Role category for his work in, .

He lost to , who took home the Oscar for his work in, . Although William presented his then girlfriend with the that night, he allegedly questioned if she deserved it during their car ride home. “After the ceremony, Bill held my hand, and we found our limo. We got inside, sat down, and he was just staring at me.

I could see him thinking. He was very quiet,” Marlee explained in the book. “And he said, ‘So you have that little man there next to you. What makes you think you deserve it?’ I looked at him like, And he said, ‘A lot of people work a long time, especially the ones you were nominated with, for a lot of years to get what you got with one film.'” After the starlet’s now ex made the remark, she was left questioning herself.

“I didn’t even dare to argue with him. I thought to myself, I mean, he . But was he not happy for me?” she continued. Marlee also revealed that their relationship shortly after the Oscars that year. “I was too stunned to talk,” she added. “But it made me stronger. It just bounced off my back.

It was my time. It was my night. And it was the beginning of my career. So f* off. I left him a few months afterward, on July Fourth.” William died decades later, in March 2022. At the time of his passing, Marlee to about his death. “We’ve lost a really great actor and working with him on set in will always be something I remember very fondly,” she said at the time.

“He taught me a great deal as an actor and he was one of a kind.” Most recently, in 2022, Marlee took home the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for her work in , alongside her castmates at the ..