Adam Driver Draws Laughs When Asked About Lena Dunham’s Memoir Accusations

The “Marriage Story” actor was fast to close down a query in regards to the allegations that Lena Dunham made towards him in her “Famesick” memoir whereas selling his newest movie. On the Cannes press convention, Driver was requested if there was any fact to what she wrote within the e-book.

“I’ve no touch upon any of that,” he stated, as per Deadline. “I’m saving all of it for my e-book.” The remark, which might be heard within the video above, drew laughter from the gang.

It’s a little bit of a tongue-in-cheek response from the notoriously non-public actor who most likely doesn’t really plan on writing a e-book. Then once more, the response to Dunham’s memoir confirmed that loads of followers can be focused on listening to his facet of the story.

Inside Lena Dunham’s ‘Famesick’ Allegations

Lena Dunham performed the lead character Hannah within the HBO comedy “Women,” which ran from 2012 to 2017. Adam Driver performed her on-again, off-again boyfriend, additionally named Adam, though their relationship was typically portrayed as poisonous. Within the e-book, Dunham claimed that Driver was “verbally aggressive” in direction of her and as soon as “hurled a chair on the wall subsequent to me.”

“I bear in mind doing a combat scene with Adam and the way scary it was to satisfy somebody so completely current with such absence,” Dunham wrote in her tell-all e-book. “Late one night time, as we practiced traces in my trailer, I discovered that mine have been out of the blue gone. I knew I’d written them. I’d recognized them solely minutes earlier than. However after I opened my mouth, all that got here out was a stammer — till lastly, Adam screamed, ‘F-CKING SAY SOMETHING’ and hurled a chair on the wall subsequent to me. ‘WAKE THE F-CK UP,’ he informed me. ‘I’M SICK OF WATCHING YOU JUST STARE.’”

Lena Dunham Claims Driver ‘Hurled’ Her Round Throughout An Intimate Scene

Whereas filming an intimate scene for the present’s first season, Dunham, who was additionally the present’s creator, author, and director, alleged that her “cautious blocking went out the window.” She claims that the “Home of Gucci” actor “hurled me this manner and that.”

Within the e-book, she claimed she was so “shocked” that she “couldn’t communicate for a second,” and went on to write down that she was “not sure of what had occurred.”

“Had I misplaced directorial authority, allowed the scene to go off the rails, not given correct directions? Would I be faraway from my command submit instantly?” Dunham questioned following the second.

Scarlett Johansson Weighs In On Working With Adam Driver

Lena Dunham isn’t the one one to have a combat scene with Driver. “Avengers” actress Scarlett Johansson “spent two total days” screaming on the actor whereas filming Noah Baumbach’s 2019 drama “Marriage Story,” which tells the story of a pair combating over custody of their son whereas going via a tumultuous divorce.

“We spent two total days screaming at one another, brutally screaming and combating for 2 full days,” she informed As If journal on the time, as reported by PEOPLE journal.

“It was exhausting, but when I didn’t have as robust an actor as Adam to take all of the stuff I used to be giving him, I’d have been misplaced,” Johansson stated. “For me, working with different actors is a extremely necessary a part of what I do … it’s every thing.”

The scene was so aggressive that the U.S. Division of Agriculture really blasted audio of their argument scenes to scare away a pack of grey wolves that have been reportedly “terrorizing” an Oregon farm’s livestock, as per The Wall Avenue Journal.  

Scarlett Johansson Has Nothing However Reward For Driver

In 2025, the “Jurassic World Rebirth” actress informed PEOPLE journal that she had a “nice” expertise working with Driver. “I really like Adam as an individual, and he’s a completely extraordinary actor,” she stated on the time. “If I might make each film with Adam Driver, I’d.”

After filming “Marriage Story,” she reunited with Driver on the set of “Paper Tiger,” though she wasn’t at Cannes as a result of a scheduling battle. Though she was married to Miles Teller’s character and had restricted scenes with Driver, she had nothing however optimistic issues to say about him.

“I’d’ve liked to have had much more scenework with him. I really like working with him,” Johansson informed The Hollywood Reporter forward of the “Paper Tiger” premiere.

“Star Wars” actress Daisy Ridley additionally had optimistic issues to say about working with the actor, regardless of Dunham’s accusations.