Matthew Rhys Says His 'Girls' #MeToo Episode Was Inspired by Events Lena Dunham Said 'Had Happened to Her'

Matthew Rhys shared that his memorable guest role as an author accused of sexual misconduct on HBO's "Girls" was inspired by an interaction that showrunner and star Lena Dunham said had happened to her. "I hope I'm not speaking out of turn on (Dunham's) behalf, but she kind of explained what had happened to her. So it was drawn from truth," Rhys told Lulu Garcia-Navarro on the New York Times' podcast "The Interview." "She gave me the background to where that piece of fictional writing came from in a very detailed way, which helped enormously . . . We went to the location . . .