A writer for “The Newsroom” took to Twitter on Sunday night to reveal she had it out with series creator Aaron Sorkin over the episode’s campus rape story.
In the episode, which coincidentally aired at the same time as the ongoing Rolling Stone rape story controversy continues to play out, “ACN” producer Don Keefer visits Princeton University to interview a student who started a website claiming male students had raped her.
And apparently, in the writers’ room leading up the episode, Sorkin and a writer didn’t see eye to eye. The writer, Alena Smith, claims Sorkin gave her the boot.
— Alena Smith (@internetalena) December 8, 2014
So when I tried to argue, in the writers’ room, that we maybe skip the storyline where a rape victim gets interrogated by a random man… — Alena Smith (@internetalena) December 8, 2014
I ended up getting kicked out of the room and screamed at just like Hallie would have for a “bad tweet.” — Alena Smith (@internetalena) December 8, 2014
I found the experience quite boring. I wanted to fight with Aaron about the NSA, not gender. I didn’t like getting cast in his outdated role
— Alena Smith (@internetalena) December 8, 2014
HBO has not yet responded to TheWrap‘s request for comment on the writer’s claim.
“The Newsroom’s” series finale airs Dec. 14 on HBO.