Overview

• During a July 1 appearance on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast she accused an unnamed director from HBO’s The Newsroom of trying to derail her career by spreading false claims.
• She recounted resisting the director’s push for unplanned romantic gestures during work-focused scenes with co-star Tom Sadoski.
• Munn noted that she lived just minutes from the set and maintained perfect punctuality, contradicting the director’s allegations.
• Despite the attempted sabotage she still secured the movie role the director claimed to have cost her.
• The director and HBO have not responded to her allegations, which shed light on behind-the-scenes power imbalances in the entertainment industry.