The 'Girls' star apologizes for likening the Bill Cosby rape scandal to Hitler's violent extermination of the Jews, admitting it wasn't her best analogy.
- Jan 18, 2015
AceShowbiz - Lena Dunham is quick to issue an apology after her recent chat with Time Out New York was published. In the interview, the "Girls" star discussed the sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby and unwittingly compared it to Holocaust, the Jewish genocide by Nazi.
Realizing that the mass killing is a very sensitive subject, she took to Instagram to express her remorse. "Very excited about my pop art Time Out NY cover," she gushed, before adding, "Additionally I'm already aware comparing Bill Cosby to the Holocaust wasn't my best analogy. With Love from your special rape-hating Jew friend LENA."
In her conversation with Time Out journalist, Dunham weighed in on the backlash Judd Apatow received for standing up against Cosby. She slammed "Black-ish" creator Kenya Barris who called Apatow "obsessive." She said, "It's sort of like saying someone's obsessed with the Holocaust."
"It's not 'I'm so angry about Hulk Hogan's sex tape.' This is a huge issue, and it speaks to the way that we abuse power and the way that celebrity allows for injustice. Everyone else has gone, 'Let's hope it's not true.' Chris Rock, who's an incredible guy and who has a strong sense of social justice, has basically said, 'We'll see.' "
She called Apatow "the lone voice, the lone male voice." She explained, "The fact that Judd is such a comedy fan. Like Judd's whole DNA is a commitment to other comedians."
"You know, Judd was also one of the first people ever to speak out against Woody Allen. Before any of this happened, he was like, Sorry, Woody Allen marrying his daughter is creepy and it's stopped me from liking his movies. Judd � he's not moralistic, but he has a strong sense of morality, especially as a father of daughters. He is the most deeply appropriate male I have ever engaged with."
