Olivia Munn said public speculation of her relationship with John Mulaney spun a 'false narrative': 'It's easier to blame me'

• Olivia Munn responded to public criticism of her whirlwind romance with John Mulaney.
• Their relationship garnered public attention after announcing in September they were expecting their first child.

Actress Olivia Munn opened up about public criticism and speculation surrounding her relationship with comedian John Mulaney, saying "for whatever reason, it's easier to blame me."

The couple's whirlwind romance garnered public attention after Mulaney announced that he and Munn are expecting their first child together during an appearance on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" in September.

Mulaney and his wife of six years, Anna Marie Tendler, announced their divorce in May of this year, and he later sparked dating rumors with Munn after they were spotted on a lunch date together in Los Angeles in June.

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Munn addressed the rumors and speculation by the public, some of which was fueled by those who were invested in Mulaney and Tendler's relationship, which he often referenced in his stand-up acts.

"It's definitely not foreign for me to have people speculate incorrectly about things and to have rumors run rampant in one way," Munn told the Times. "They think they know our relationship so well. When in reality, they don't."

She added: "There's no way anyone could know what any of his relationships were or what our relationship is."

The "Violet" actress said she believes people often "ignore really specific public signs and actions that completely contradict the false narrative."

It's because of this belief that she has declined to refute specific claims that were made about her relationship with Mulaney because "for whatever reason, it's easier to blame me."

"If I try to say anything, I run the risk of being called messy or not telling the truth," Munn said. "The only way to win, for me, is to pull back and to not play the game at all."

Though Munn has decided to keep her opinions about the public response to their relationship private, Mulaney addressed it on-stage, opening up his act at a comedy event in New York in late September with a joke about their pregnancy announcement.

"Here's how problematic I am: I announced I'm having a baby and the reviews are mixed," the comedian said.