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

The story of Ruth Wilson’s abrupt departure from hit TV series The Affair in 2018 is acquiring more and more layers, with competing narratives, motives and twists that now encompass showrunner Sarah Treem, executive producer and director Jeffrey Reiner, Girls creator Lena Dunham, her collaborator Jenni Konner and the series’ US network Showtime.

While Wilson is restrained by a nondisclosure agreement and has so far only publicly said that her exit was not determined by a disagreement over pay parity, a massive investigation by The Hollywood Reporter, who spoke with many of those involved with her exit, say the roots of the dispute are far deeper and more gnarled.