Overview
- Lena Dunham’s memoir Famesick, released Tuesday, details her account that Adam Driver screamed at her, hurled a chair at a wall next to her, and punched a hole in his trailer while they worked on HBO’s Girls.
- She writes that during early sex-scene shoots her planned blocking fell apart and that Driver “hurled me this way and that,” describing him as short-tempered, verbally aggressive, and physically imposing.
- Dunham says she did not report the incidents at the time and rationalized them as part of an intense creative connection during a period when she felt unsure of her authority.
- Major outlets reporting on the book say Driver’s representatives have not responded to requests for comment, and no formal inquiry has been reported.
- The book’s accounts highlight how expectations and safeguards on sets have changed since Girls aired from 2012 to 2017, including today’s wider use of intimacy coordinators to set boundaries during intimate scenes.