--- description: The "Girls" star opened up about her father's suspension from "NBC Nightly News" title: Allison Williams addresses her father's suspension image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Media](/tag/media/) ## Media Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Allison Williams Defend Her Father's Honor by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 19, 2015 2:43 PM CUT by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 19, 2015 2:43 PM CUT The characters on _Girls_ aren’t known for their communication skills, but Allison Williams, who plays Marnie on the HBO show, had a smooth, dignified answer when asked about her father at a talk on Wednesday night. During an event at 92nd Street Y, host Seth Meyers asked the actress how her father Brian Williams, who was recently suspended from _NBC Nightly News,_ and the rest of her family was doing. Allison is the first member of the Williams’ family to speak out after the controversy over her father’s false report — made on air — that he was in a helicopter hit by an RPG over Iraq in 2003. The youngest Williams acknowledged that her family was having a “really hard time,” they were grateful for the support they’d received from friends and fans. She also defended her father’s honor, saying: --- > “” --- She also presented an optimistic front, saying, “I can’t wait until he is back on TV.” _Read next:_ [_Brian Williams Isn’t the Only One: Here Are 6 Others Whose Embellishments Threatened Their Careers_](http://time.com/money/3701406/brian-williams-career-misstatements/?xid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3714739/allison-williams-brian-williams-suspension/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3714739/allison-williams-brian-williams-suspension/"},"headline":"Watch Allison Williams Defend Her Father's Honor","datePublished":"2015-02-19T14:43:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:32:26.605Z","description":"The Girls star opened up about her father's suspension from NBC Nightly News","url":"https://time.com/3714739/allison-williams-brian-williams-suspension/","keywords":["Media","Television","girls","NBC","nation","U.S.","entertainment","Brian Williams","Allison Williams"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Gibson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/megan-gibson/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/media/","name":"Media"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3714739/allison-williams-brian-williams-suspension/","name":"Watch Allison Williams Defend Her Father's Honor"}}]}] ```