{"id":336616,"date":"2026-05-18T11:30:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T06:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=336616"},"modified":"2026-05-18T11:30:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T06:00:31","slug":"adam-driver-draws-laughs-on-lena-dunhams-memoir-query","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/adam-driver-draws-laughs-on-lena-dunhams-memoir-query\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Driver Draws Laughs On Lena Dunham&#8217;s Memoir Query"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Actor <strong>Adam Driver<\/strong> is finally speaking out concerning the accusations <strong>Lena Dunham<\/strong> made about him in her latest memoir, \u201cFamesick.\u201d Within the tell-all book, she alleges that he screamed in her face, threw a chair, and even once punched a hole within the wall of his trailer. The \u201cStar Wars\u201d actor was asked whether there was any truth to those allegations while promoting his latest movie, \u201cPaper Tiger,\u201d on the Cannes Film Festival.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cMarriage Story\u201d actor was quick to shut down a matter concerning the allegations that Lena Dunham made against him in her \u201cFamesick\u201d memoir while promoting his latest film. On the Cannes press conference, Driver was asked if there was any truth to what she wrote within the book. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI even have no comment on any of that,\u201d he said, as per <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/05\/adam-driver-lena-dunham-claims-cannes-1236907875\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/05\/adam-driver-lena-dunham-claims-cannes-1236907875\/\">Deadline<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m saving all of it for my book.\u201d The comment, which will be heard within the video above, drew laughter from the gang. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a little bit of a tongue-in-cheek response from the notoriously private actor who probably doesn\u2019t actually plan on writing a book. Nonetheless, the response to Dunham\u2019s memoir showed that loads of fans can be concerned about hearing his side of the story.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-inside-lena-dunham-s-famesick-allegations\">Inside Lena Dunham\u2019s \u2018Famesick\u2019 Allegations<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Xavier Collin\/Image Press Agency \/ MEGA <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lena Dunham played the lead character Hannah within the HBO comedy \u201cGirls,\u201d which ran from 2012 to 2017. Adam Driver played her on-again, off-again boyfriend, also named Adam, although their relationship was often portrayed as toxic. Within the book, Dunham claimed that Driver was \u201cverbally aggressive\u201d towards her and once \u201churled a chair on the wall next to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember doing a fight scene with Adam and the way scary it was to fulfill someone so totally present with such absence,\u201d Dunham wrote in her tell-all book. \u201cLate one night, as we practiced lines in my trailer, I discovered that mine were suddenly gone. I knew I\u2019d written them. I\u2019d known them only minutes before. But after I opened my mouth, all that got here out was a stammer \u2014 until finally, Adam screamed, \u2018F-CKING SAY SOMETHING\u2019 and hurled a chair on the wall next to me. \u2018WAKE THE F-CK UP,\u2019 he told me. \u2018I\u2019M SICK OF WATCHING YOU JUST STARE.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lena-dunham-claims-driver-hurled-her-around-during-an-intimate-scene\">Lena Dunham Claims Driver \u2018Hurled\u2019 Her Around During An Intimate Scene<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1182\" src=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=1182,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Adam-Driver-at-the-Paper-Tiger-screening-during-the-79th-Cannes-Film-Festival-2-1-788x1182.jpg\" alt=\"Adam Driver at the 'Paper Tiger' screening during the 79th Cannes Film Festival\" class=\"wp-image-802564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=1182,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Adam-Driver-at-the-Paper-Tiger-screening-during-the-79th-Cannes-Film-Festival-2-1-788x1182.jpg 788w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428,height=642,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Adam-Driver-at-the-Paper-Tiger-screening-during-the-79th-Cannes-Film-Festival-2-1-428x642.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">KCS Presse \/ MEGA <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While filming an intimate scene for the show\u2019s first season, Dunham, who was also the show\u2019s creator, author, and director, alleged that her \u201ccareful blocking went out the window.\u201d She claims that the \u201cHouse of Gucci\u201d actor \u201churled me this fashion and that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Within the book, she claimed she was so \u201cstunned\u201d that she \u201ccouldn\u2019t speak for a moment,\u201d and went on to write down that she was \u201cunsure of what had happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad I lost directorial authority, allowed the scene to go off the rails, not given proper instructions? Would I be faraway from my command post immediately?\u201d Dunham wondered following the moment.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-scarlett-johansson-weighs-in-on-working-with-adam-driver\">Scarlett Johansson Weighs In On Working With Adam Driver<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=585,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Scarlett-Johansson-and-Adam-Driver-on-the-set-of-Paper-Tigers-3-788x585.jpg\" alt=\"Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver on the set of 'Paper Tigers'\" class=\"wp-image-802401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=585,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Scarlett-Johansson-and-Adam-Driver-on-the-set-of-Paper-Tigers-3-788x585.jpg 788w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428,height=318,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Scarlett-Johansson-and-Adam-Driver-on-the-set-of-Paper-Tigers-3-428x318.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">SteveSands\/NewYorkNewswire\/MEGA <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lena Dunham isn\u2019t the just one to have a fight scene with Driver. \u201cAvengers\u201d actress <strong>Scarlett Johansson<\/strong> \u201cspent two entire days\u201d screaming on the actor while filming Noah Baumbach\u2019s 2019 drama \u201cMarriage Story,\u201d which tells the story of a pair fighting over custody of their son while going through a tumultuous divorce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe spent two entire days screaming at one another, brutally screaming and\u00a0fighting for 2 full days,\u201d she told\u00a0<em>As If<\/em>\u00a0magazine on the time, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/scarlett-johansson-adam-driver-screaming-at-each-other-new-film\/\">PEOPLE<\/a> magazine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was exhausting, but when I didn\u2019t have as strong an actor as Adam to take all of the stuff I used to be giving him, I&#8217;d have been lost,\u201d Johansson said. \u201cFor me, working with other actors is a extremely essential a part of what I do \u2026 it\u2019s the whole lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The scene was so aggressive that the U.S. Department of Agriculture actually blasted audio of their argument scenes to scare away a pack of gray wolves that were reportedly \u201cterrorizing\u201d an Oregon farm\u2019s livestock, as per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/lifestyle\/wolves-drones-livestock-ac-dc-scarlett-johansson-ed12d278\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-scarlett-johansson-has-nothing-but-praise-for-driver\">Scarlett Johansson Has Nothing But Praise For Driver<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1182\" src=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=1182,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Adam-Driver-at-Paper-Tiger-photocall-at-Cannes-7-788x1182.jpg\" alt=\"Adam Driver at the 'Paper Tiger' photocall at the 79th Cannes Film Festival\" class=\"wp-image-802654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=1182,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Adam-Driver-at-Paper-Tiger-photocall-at-Cannes-7-788x1182.jpg 788w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428,height=642,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Adam-Driver-at-Paper-Tiger-photocall-at-Cannes-7-428x642.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">KCS Presse \/ MEGA <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2025, the \u201cJurassic World Rebirth\u201d actress told <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/scarlett-johansson-reacts-to-usda-using-marriage-story-to-scare-away-wolves-exclusive-11817551\">PEOPLE<\/a> magazine that she had a \u201cgreat\u201d experience working with Driver. \u201cI really like Adam as an individual, and he&#8217;s a fully extraordinary actor,\u201d\u00a0she said on the time. \u201cIf I could make every movie with Adam Driver, I&#8217;d.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After filming \u201cMarriage Story,\u201d she reunited with Driver on the set of \u201cPaper Tiger,\u201d although she wasn\u2019t at Cannes on account of a scheduling conflict. Although she was married to Miles Teller\u2019s character and had limited scenes with Driver, she had nothing but positive things to say about him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;d\u2019ve loved to have had much more scenework with him. I really like working with him,\u201d Johansson told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-features\/scarlett-johansson-james-gray-paper-tiger-cannes-1236596280\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>\u00a0ahead of the \u201cPaper Tiger\u201d premiere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStar Wars\u201d actress <strong>Daisy Ridley<\/strong> also had positive things to say about working with the actor, despite Dunham\u2019s accusations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Adam Driver is finally speaking out concerning the accusations Lena Dunham made about him in her latest memoir, \u201cFamesick.\u201d Within the tell-all book, she alleges that he screamed in her face, threw a chair, and even once punched a hole within the wall of his trailer. 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