- Namely,Munn’s controversial relationship with John Mulaneyhas led to accusations of some truly questionable behavior.
The Misadventures Of A Hollywood Geek," particularly barbs that have been deemed fatphobic.
But the self-styled geek is far from a one-dimensional figure.
“He was like, ‘You’d have to be beautiful, smart and talented.
And you’re not,'” she recalled.
Throughout the emotional abuse she was subjected to, Munn was resolute in her attempts to protect her siblings.
Well, I cared.
I get that it’s important in that moment."
Feeling ostracized by the snooty cliques at school, she usually ended up eating lunch on her own.
“I’ve just got to run my own race,” she reflected.
“That did leave an impact on me,” she said.
“How broken do women have to be before people listen?”
Ratner replied, “I banged her a few times … but I forgot her.”
(He also made racist remarks about Munn.)
However, he later claimed that he lied about sleeping with her.
Subsequently, she began suffering from disordered eating.
Years later, these painful experiences were triggered by the actor’s first pregnancy.
I was left so empty at the end."
In time, Munn rejected the notion that being tough meant enduring emotional abuse.
This is in spite of the fact that the condition causes severe chronic pain and exhaustion.
“I wasn’t really sure what was going on with me,” Munn toldPeople.
“I was going through a lot of different ailments for years and not knowing what was happening.”
So I had no choice, I was feeling so bad," she said.
She also takes medication to manage her illness.
She struggles with anxiety and trichotillomania
In 2013, Olivia Munn began experiencing severe panic attacks.
She had to be hospitalized after suffering from shortness of breath that resulted in her losing consciousness.
Her symptoms scared her, as her family took an unsympathetic approach to mental health issues.
Your body is overstimulated, and your brain just can’t keep up with your body."
“I had it growing up, having had a little bit of a tumultuous upbringing.”
She sought out a hypnotherapist to help manage her condition.
“With suicide, there’s no do overs.
But in time, Munn learned to love her natural beauty, thus rejecting restrictive beauty standards.
Accordingly, she was subjected to racism from Hollywood execs who were confused by her ethnic background.
In a 2015 interview withPrestige, she elaborated on these bigoted attitudes.
“I’d go out for so many auditions, for everything,” she said.
“And then I’d be told, ‘You’re too Asian’ or ‘You’re too white.’
I remember someone telling me, ‘Don’t feel bad.
One day they won’t be trying to match you to fit with anyone else.
You’ll just be hired for you.’
So you’ve got the option to’t help but get frustrated.”
“We were subjected to a hate crime in real time,” she wrote onInstagram.
“It was a cowardly and unconscionable act.”
In May 2021, Celso Merida fell from Munn’s roof while working on the property.
The following month, he died of blunt force trauma in hospital.
Accordingly, Merida’s family launched a lawsuit against Munn and Schmid.
After months of litigation, Munn was dropped from the lawsuit in May 2022.
She spent the year undergoing cancer treatment, including a double mastectomy.
“Surprisingly, I’ve only cried twice.”
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If you or a loved one are in immediate danger, call 911.
If you need help with an eating disorder, or know someone who does, help is available.
