Adam Driver and Lena Dunham’s claims about his behavior on the set of “Girls” collided at Cannes this week — and the actor chose to keep his response brief. Pressed on the subject at a press conference, Driver declined to engage in any detail, deflecting the question with a one-liner instead.

The exchange marked the first time the actor has publicly addressed the allegations, which surfaced earlier this year in Dunham’s memoir.

Driver’s Cannes Response

On Sunday, the 42-year-old “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” star was at a press conference for his upcoming film “Paper Tiger” when the question came up. Asked directly about Dunham’s claims regarding his alleged violent outbursts during the filming of her HBO sitcom, Driver kept things short.

According to Variety, he said he had no comment on any of it, adding that he was “saving it all for my book.” The quip reportedly drew laughs from the room. It was a deliberate sidestep — an acknowledgment of the question without any real engagement with the substance of the allegations.

What Lena Dunham Wrote in Her Memoir

The claims originate from Dunham’s memoir, “Famesick.” In it, the 40-year-old writer and creator of “Girls” described her working relationship with Driver, who played Adam Sacker — the on-again, off-again boyfriend of Dunham’s character, Hannah Horvath — as volatile and, at times, frightening.

One incident she recounted took place while the two were rehearsing a fight scene in her trailer. Dunham wrote that Driver grew impatient with her, eventually shouting at her and throwing a chair at the wall beside her while demanding that she react.

Her portrayal of him, however, was not entirely one-sided. Dunham described Driver as someone who could be:

• Short-tempered and verbally aggressive
• Condescending and physically imposing
• Yet also protective and, in her words, even loving

She also stressed that during the show’s first season in 2012, she and Driver still felt like creative partners — and admitted she would spend a great deal of time wondering whether he liked her.

Additional Allegations and Reflections

In a separate interview with the Guardian, Dunham went further, alleging that Driver had screamed in her face and punched a hole in the wall of his trailer.

She also reflected on the power dynamics at play. As the creator and showrunner of “Girls,” Dunham was effectively Driver’s boss — yet she said that at the time, she lacked the skill or confidence to assert that authority. It never even occurred to her, she explained, to tell him that he couldn’t speak to her that way.

Dunham Frames the Story More Broadly

In a later appearance on the “Today” show, Dunham notably avoided going deep into her workplace experiences with Driver. Instead, she framed the memoir’s account as something with wider resonance.

She suggested she had written about a dynamic that many young women would recognize from their own workplaces, and urged readers to take in the story in its full context rather than focusing on isolated moments. The book, she emphasized, is as much about her own journey toward understanding her power as a boss as it is about anything else.

Driver’s Focus at Cannes: “Paper Tiger”

Driver, for his part, was in Cannes for professional reasons — promoting “Paper Tiger,” a new film directed by James Gray.

The movie features a notable cast, with Driver starring alongside Miles Teller and Scarlett Johansson. Driver and Teller play brothers who unwittingly become entangled with Russian mobsters. The film premiered on Saturday night and was warmly received, reportedly earning a seven-minute standing ovation.

The Bottom Line

For now, the story remains decidedly one-sided. Dunham has laid out detailed recollections across her memoir and multiple interviews, while Driver has opted not to respond in any substantive way, brushing the question aside with humor at Cannes.

Whether he ever offers his own account — in a book or otherwise — remains to be seen. Until then, his Cannes appearance suggests he intends to keep the focus firmly on his work rather than the controversy surrounding his past collaboration with Dunham.