Actress Marlee Matlin has a new autobiography out titled “I’ll Scream Later,” and while she talks about her past drug addiction and her career, the mention that William Hurt abused her is drawing a lot of attention.

Marlee Matlin tells Access Hollywood, “I was afraid. I was always afraid… of him [William Hurt]. But I loved him. I did. Or maybe I thought I did. But look, I was 19, he was 35.”

Matlin continues, “I always had fresh bruises everyday. And if I had a split lip, or if… I mean, there were a lot of things that happened that were not pleasant.”

Apparently, William Hurt and Marlee Matlin got into a lot of fights, including one that she recounts where Hurt abused her by throwing her on the bed and ripping off her clothes.

Marlee Matlin won an Oscar in 1987 for Children of a Lesser God, which co-starred William Hurt.

Marlee Matlin and William Hurt were together for two years.

Access Hollywood’s Nancy O’Dell asked Marlee Matlin about the abuse, saying, “Did you ever thing about filing charges against him?”

Matlin responded, “No, not at the time. I was so wrapped up in his world and my drugs. The drugs took over my life, took over my brain. I was 19 and I was alone in New York City. I had no friends there except my drug dealer.”

William Hurt has not commented on Marlee Matlin’s abuse allegations.