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Posted: Sunday, January 21, 2018 07:23 PM

Lena Dunham Slammed On Social Media For Coming To The Defense Of Male Writer Of Her Show Accused Of Sexual Assault

Lena Dunham was slammed on social media for coming to the defense of a male writer and executive producer of her HBO series “Girls” who was accused of sexual assault.

Her remarks came despite her previous support of rape survivors.

Social media users referenced a tweet Dunham made in August in which she supported women who came forward with their rape allegations.

Lena Dunham 💎 ✔@lenadunham
Things women do lie about: what they ate for lunch. Things women don't lie about: rape.

“Things women do lie about: what they ate for lunch. Things women don’t lie about: rape,” Dunham tweeted on Aug. 4, 2017.

On Friday, Dunham and “Girls” co-creator Jenni Konner defended writer Murray Miller who was accused by “Passengers” actress Aurora Perrineau of raping her after a night out in Los Angeles in 2012.

“While our first instinct is to listen to every woman’s story, our insider knowledge of Murray’s situation makes us confident that sadly this accusation is one of the 3% of assault cases that are misreported every year,” the women said in a statement. “It is a true shame to add to that number, as outside of Hollywood women still struggle to be believed. We stand by Murray and this is all we’ll be saying about this issue.”

Critics slammed the actress for her defense although Dunham considers herself a feminist.

Italian filmmaker Asia Argento, who said disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein raped her, tweeted: “You wrote me an email of support a few weeks ago and now you defend a rapist? WTF Lena Dunham?”

One Twitter user wrote: “Apparently Lena Dunham is a huge supporter of women coming forward with sexual assault unless it’s someone she knows personally and has held her up and filled her world with love.”

Chelsea Fagan @Chelsea_Fagan
can we please, please, PLEASE be done with lena dunham now

“Can we please, please, PLEASE be done with lena dunham now,” another person tweeted.

Dr. Elena Mikalsen @WF_writerEM
Who exactly decided that Lena Dunham is a feminist?

“Who exactly decided that Lena Dunham is a feminist?” another social media user wrote