Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Friend Says Actor Was Blackmailed by a News Site Before His Death

A friend and collaborator of the late Philip Seymour Hoffman is talking about how the Oscar-winner was supposedly being blackmailed regarding his addiction.

According to the Daily Mail, Shalom Auslander, the friend in question, writes about the blackmail in his new book, Feh: A Memoir. Auslander and Hoffman first met when Hoffman was looking to adapt one of Auslander’s books.

Auslander says that prior to Hoffman’s death a news site was threatening to expose details...