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Zosia Mamet Reveals Abusive 'Girls' Set Experience in Memoir

9/8/2025

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Zosia Mamet, from "Girls," shared her reasons for leaving the show in her memoir, "Does This Make Me Funny?"
At 19, she resigned due to abusive behavior from a showrunner during rehearsals.
Mamet detailed an incident of intense yelling over a minor mistake that lasted 30 minutes.
She feels pride in her work on "Girls," despite the negative experience.
Years later, she encountered the showrunner at the Emmys, feeling both resentment and compassion for him.

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Zosia Mamet, from "Girls," shared her reasons for leaving the show in her memoir, "Does This Make Me Funny?"
At 19, she resigned due to abusive behavior from a showrunner during rehearsals.
Mamet detailed an incident of intense yelling over a minor mistake that lasted 30 minutes.
She feels pride in her work on "Girls," despite the negative experience.
Years later, she encountered the showrunner at the Emmys, feeling both resentment and compassion for him.