Lena Dunham has responded once again to the controversy surrounding a passage in her book, Not That Kind of Girl, in which she wrote about her relationship with her sister Grace.
Earlier this week, the Girls creator appeared to try to laugh off the suggestion that she described molesting her sister in the book. She had compared herself to a “sexual predator” when recalling her relationship with her sister when they were young. She wrote that she would be curious about her sister’s private parts and bribed her with kisses.
In her initial response, Dunham tweeted, “The right wing news story that I molested my little sister isn't just LOL- it's really f--king upsetting and disgusting.” She also wrote, “And by the way, if you were a little kid and never looked at another little kid's vagina, well, congrats to you.”
Dunham has now sent a statement to Time Magazine, writing that she is “dismayed over the recent interpretation of events described in my book Not That Kind of Girl.”
She continued, “First and foremost, I want to be very clear that I do not condone any kind of abuse under any circumstances. Childhood sexual abuse is a life-shattering event for so many, and I have been vocal about the rights of survivors. If the situations described in my book have been painful or triggering for people to read, I am sorry, as that was never my intention. I am also aware that the comic use of the term ‘sexual predator’ was insensitive, and I’m sorry for that as well.”
Dunham also wrote that she did get approval from her sister before publishing anything.
As for Grace, she sent a series of tweets this week on the situation:
Dunham already toured the U.S. and Canada to promote her book and was set to continue a European tour this week. However, Random House told CBS News that her dates in Germany and Belgium were postponed until next month, citing an illness.
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