United Kingdom, July 2 -- Olivia Munn has alleged a director tried to "ruin her chances" of working after a disagreement on set.

The 44-year-old actress has recalled working on HBO series The Newsroom when an incident with unnamed director led to them trying to prevent her from landing future roles.

Appearing on Dax Shepherd's Armchair Expert podcast, she said: "There was a storyline where my character and Tom Sadoski's character are dating and falling in love.

"[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, ...