Behind the scenes of a hit drama, Olivia Munn says a toxic set nearly derailed her career.
Munn, 45, recently opened up about her experience on the set of The Newsroom, revealing that tensions with the show's director nearly got her blacklisted
Speaking on the “Armchair Expert” podcast, the actress shared that she often clashed with the director of the HBO drama.
One major point of contention involved her character Sloan Sabbith’s romantic storyline with Don Keefer, played by Thomas Sadoski. “He kept trying to force me to carry that storyline — only on my side,” Munn said.
She claimed the director repeatedly asked her to perform scenes in a way that didn’t feel authentic, such as asking her to flirt, smile or kiss her love interest — even during serious work-related scenes.
“I’ve got this new Bloomberg machine, and I’m so excited, and he’s like, ‘Can you look out at him and smile?'” the Magic Mike star claimed.
However, the most “insane” moment was during a scene in which her character discovers Keefer is involved in insider trading.
Rather than leaning into the betrayal, the director allegedly downplayed the moment. “I don’t think that you’re that angry at him,” he told her. “It’s kind of funny.”
“I just fought back so much,” Munn recalled, explaining that she eventually confronted him and said she’d had enough. His response?
“Look, it’s my job as a director to see all the different colors of the rainbow and you are looking at only one color, and I don’t think you realize how you’re coming off.”
When she asked for clarification, he allegedly said, “Really forceful and strong.” Munn replied, “Great, that’s what I wanted,” and walked away from him.
Later, Munn learned that the director may have tried to sabotage her career. After landing a role on another show, her rep informed her that while she’d been cast, there were rumors circulating that she was “really combative.”
Munn believes the director was behind the smear campaign, claiming he was “just trying to bash” her.
“But I will always remember that,” the A-lister reflected, “just because of our conflicts of how we approached a role, he wanted to ruin my chances of getting anything else.”
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