Olivia Munn revealed that a disagreement with a male director on the set of “The Newsroom” ended with a smear campaign.

The actor opened up about the ordeal during an appearance on Dax Shepherd’s “Armchair Expert” podcast.

“There was a storyline where my character and Tom Sadoski’s character are dating and falling in love,” Munn said, according to Deadline. “[The director] kept trying to force me to carry that storyline only on my side. He’s like, ‘Can you look out at him and smile?’ And I’m like, ‘Why? She’s busy doing this.’ Or ‘Can you stop and snuggle up to him or flirt with him?’ Or ‘Can you give him a kiss?’ And I’m like, ‘This is in the middle of working.'”

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