Ruth Wilson left The Affair because of ‘too many sex scenes’

Insiders felt showrunner Treem was the source of much of the pressure. “Over and over again, I witnessed Sarah Treem try to cajole actors to get naked even if they were uncomfortable or not contractually obligated to,” one production source said. “It’s things you would think would be coming out of a man’s mouth from the 1950s. The environment was very toxic.”

Treem, for her part, denies these claims. “I would never say those things to an actor,” she told THR. “That’s not who I am. I am not a manipulative person, and I’ve always been a feminist,” she added, claiming that she cut certain scenes to accommodate Wilson and previewed scenes for her approval ahead of broadcast.