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Olivia Munn Says A ‘Newsroom’ Director “Wanted To Ruin My Chances Of Getting” Acting Jobs In Retaliation After Disagreement On HBO Series
- On June 30, 2025, Olivia Munn disclosed on Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast that a director from HBO's The Newsroom tried to damage her career after their disagreements on set.
- The conflict stemmed from creative differences over Munn's character Sloan Sabbith in the series, which aired from 2012 to 2014 and ran for three seasons.
- Munn described that the director accused her of being late and combative, attempted to control her character's storyline, and spread negative reports to studios to block her future roles.
- She explained that he was trying to undermine her and recounted how their disagreements over character interpretation led him to attempt to sabotage her opportunities for future roles.
- Munn's revelation highlights ongoing challenges actors face with directors and suggests that such conflicts can impact career opportunities despite an actor's professionalism.
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Without revealing his name, the actress explained how he tried to "sabotage" her career by saying bad things about her to casting directors.
Olivia Munn Says a Director 'Wanted to Ruin' Her Career Over Creative Differences on 'The Newsroom': 'He Was Just Trying to Bash Me'
"I will always remember that, just because of our conflicts of how we approached a role, he wanted to ruin my chances of getting anything else," Munn saidMelissa Moseley/HBO Olivia Munn in 'The Newsroom' season 3NEED TO KNOWOlivia Munn allegedly repeatedly clashed with a director who worked on The Newsroom over the direction for her characterShe claimed to have "fought back so much" against the unnamed director's attempts to sway her approach, b…
Olivia Munn Claims Male Director Tried To 'Ruin' Her Chances at Future Roles After Disagreement on Set
Olivia Munn is calling out a past director while appearing on an episode with Dax Shepherd's Armchair Expert podcast. She revealed how a director she worked with on HBO's The Newsroom attempted to "ruin" her chances of getting future acting roles.
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