Lena Dunham alleged that her “Girls” co-star Adam Driver had shocking outbursts towards her connected nan group of nan HBO show.
Dunham is promoting her caller memoir, “Famesick,” and successful an interview pinch nan Guardian published connected Saturday, her allegations astir Driver’s temper successful nan book are discussed.
Driver — who played Dunham’s characteristic Hannah Horvath’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, Adam Sackler, connected “Girls” — was “spectacularly rude” to her, according to nan book.
Dunham writes that nan character erstwhile hurled a chair astatine nan wall adjacent to her. She besides alleges that he punched a spread successful his trailer wall, and that he would shriek successful her face.
“At nan time, I didn’t person nan accomplishment to … it ne'er entered my mind to say, ‘I americium your boss, you can’t speak to maine this way,'” Dunham, who created “Girls” and was nan showrunner — recalled successful nan interview.
“And, astatine that constituent successful my 20s, I still thought that’s what awesome antheral geniuses do: eviscerate you. Which is weird, because I was raised by a antheral brilliant who would ne'er do that,” she continued, referring to her dad, creator Carroll Dunham.
Dunham went connected to praise different “amazing men” successful her life.
“Judd [Apatow] is simply a awesome leader of mine; Tim Bevan astatine Working Title is simply a immense portion of my life and truthful is cinematographer Sam Levy,” she shared. “I conscionable worked pinch Mark Ruffalo, nan astir thoughtful, sensitive, politically engaged, beautiful person.”
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“Girls” ran for six seasons, from 2012 to 2017. Driver appeared successful each six seasons of nan show, which portrayed nan lives of 4 female friends successful their 20s surviving successful New York City.
Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke and Zosia Mamet besides starred successful nan show.
Page Six reached retired to Driver’s rep concerning Dunham’s allegations, but didn’t instantly person a response.
The “Star Wars” character praised his clip connected “Girls” backmost successful 2012 successful a Q&A with “Interview” magazine.
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“Lena’s characters — particularly her female characters — are truthful three-dimensional and ne'er look successful immoderate measurement stereotypical, which was astonishing to beryllium a portion of,” he said. “It was specified a collaborative group of group on-set that you couldn’t inquire for amended circumstances. It was conscionable truthful unfastened and young.”
He besides said Dunham had “insight beyond her years.”
“She’s besides perpetually happy, which is awesome to beryllium astir — having her successful nan room is really nan champion script if you’re gonna walk that overmuch clip being really friendly pinch someone,” he said.