Adam Driver deflects question about Lena Dunham memoir at Cannes

After  Lena Dunham accused her former Girls  co-star  Adam Driver of “feral” behaviour in her new book, the actor dodged a question about the claims in her memoir.

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Dunham created and starred in the HBO comedy-drama show, in which Driver played Adam Sackler, a recovering alcoholic who is in a fraught relationship with Dunham’s Hannah in the early seasons.

In her new memoir  Famesick , Dunham made a series of allegations about Driver’s behaviour on set , including claims that he threw a chair while they were practising lines together and punched a hole in the wall of his trailer.

She had described Driver as “something feral”, calling him “half-man, half-beast” during the making of the show, and detailed a scenario in which she was unable to get her words out during a rehearsal, which prompted him to throw a chair at the wall.

When asked about her claims at the Cannes press conference for his latest film Paper Tiger on Sunday (May 17), Driver dodged the question, only saying: “I have no comment on any of that. I’m saving it all for my book,” which was met by laughter.

> Adam Driver responds in #Cannes to Lena Dunham's memoir, which alleges he was "verbally aggressive" and "hurled a chair at the wall next" to her on the "Girls" set. “I have no comment on any of that. I’m saving it all for my book.” https://t.co/LdLs30aeKA pic.twitter.com/RLEXGHcgZC — Variety (@Variety) May 17, 2026

Dunham also spoke to The Guardian   about the allegations last month, saying: “At the time, I didn’t have the skill to…it never entered my mind to say, ‘I am your boss, you can’t speak to me this way’.

“And, at that point in my 20s, I still thought that’s what great male geniuses do: eviscerate you. Which is weird, because I was raised by a male genius who would never do that.”

Elsewhere in her memoir, Dunham has said she felt “like a ghost” while dating  Jack Antonoff , and seemingly referenced his relationship with a “teen pop star” rumoured to be Lorde .

In 2022,  Dunham explained why she took a break from the industry after the final season of  Girls , saying it was “necessary to survive”. She had faced criticism for  defending executive producer Murray Miller over rape allegations  by actor Aurora Perrineau, and she  later retracted her statement and apologised .

Dunham more recently created the show  Too Much  for Netflix , but it was revealed in November that it had not been renewed for a second season. In a three-star review of the show ,  NME  wrote: “Too much then, overall? Maybe, but also not enough in terms of focus. With some judicious pruning – of subplots and supporting characters that don’t quite land – this show might have been vital instead of merely amiable.”

She has also written and directed the upcoming Netflix film  Good Sex , starring  Natalie Portman ,  Mark Ruffalo  and Meg Ryan.

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