Olivia Munn is trying to set the record straight.
The “Your Friends & Neighbors” actor addressed long-standing rumors she was at the root of ex-boyfriend Aaron Rodgers’ estrangement from his family during the Monday episode of “Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard.”
Though many blamed Rodgers’ rift with his family on Munn during their three-year relationship, the star said she was not a factor in the falling out.
“There’s this whole big narrative that stayed with me for so many years, but there was just this dynamic in the family that had nothing to do with me,” she explained. “It became this whole big thing, and people were like, ‘I can’t believe her, she’s keeping this family apart.’”
While Munn said she did have insight into the family feud, she told Shepard it wasn’t her business to share.
“People have speculated for many years what was the rift,” she said, “and I know, but I’m not saying because it’s not my story to tell.”
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Rodgers defended Munn in interviews for the 2024 book “Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers,” where he told author Ian O’Connor that his ex had “nothing to do with all the years” of “deep rooted” tension in his family.
The star of “The Newsroom” said she appreciated him speaking up, even if some people refuse to accept his explanation.
“You’ve been asking for the longest time. This is the constant conversation. The man himself is saying it. They don’t want that answer,” she told Shepard, adding, “I was really grateful that he did that. Even if people didn’t want to take hold of that statement, it made me feel good that it was said.”
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