Lena Dunham Regrets Comparing Gawker and Jezebel to Abusive Husband
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The 'Girls' creator apologizes for suggesting that reading online negative articles was like being in an abusive relationship.

AceShowbiz - Lena Dunham apologizes for comparing gossip site, Gawker, and feminist blog, Jezebel, to abusive husband. The "Girls" creator made the comments in a Re/code interview in which she expressed her frustration about reading negative articles about her. She especially slammed Jezebel for offering $10,000 for un-retouched photos from her Vogue shoot and then publishing them online.

The actress seemed to make light of domestic violence as she said in the interview, "I used to read Gawker and Jezebel in college and be like, 'I can't wait to get to New York where my people will be to welcome me.' And it's like, it's literally, if I read it, it's like going back to a husband who beat me in the face - it just doesn't make any sense."

She quickly set the record straight on Instagram, "In a recent interview I compared reading certain websites that have repeatedly insulted me to returning to a physically abusive husband again and again. When I heard my own quote I was like 'Jesus, Lena, no.' I wasn't making a joke about domestic violence--I was over emphatic in my attempt to capture how damaging the Internet can be (not just to celebrities.)"

"When I first discovered the world wide web as a teenager it felt like salvation. I've met a lot of my best friends there. It's allowed for so much magic. But it also makes room for so much hate and a new kind of violence. I'm not the first to say it. I shan't be the last. But I regret that earlier comparison because it doesn't accurately describe the condition of being attacked online AND it appears to make light of domestic violence, which ain't my style," she added.

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