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Lena Dunham Says She Will Compensate Performers on Book Tour
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The 'Girls' creator takes to Twitter to announce that she will pay opening-act performers on her upcoming book tour following controversy.

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Lena Dunham has changed her minds in regards to opening-act performers' payment on the upcoming tour to promote her book "Not That Kind of Girl". The "Girls" creator took to Twitter on Monday, September 29 to tell fans that she has learned her lessons and that all acts at the upcoming events will be compensated.

"As an artist raised by artists, no one believes more than I do that creators should be fairly compensated for their work. This feature of the tour was meant to be a way to showcase local talent and I could not be more excited about it," Dunham wrote. "Some good points were raised and I've ensured that all opening acts will be compensated for their time, their labor and their talents."

Dunham's announcement on Monday stemmed from a piece published by New York Times on Sunday. In the article, it mentions that Dunham opened a video audition for her book tour which will start in New York City on Tuesday and received 600 videos which she screened in bed. The article also says that top seven performers will "be the warm-up acts - performing free of charge - on an elaborately produced, 11-city tour."

Following the revelation, Gawker shared a list of Dunham's alleged annual income and other financial info such as her book advance ($3.7 million) and tour book revenues ($304,000). In response to the article, Dunham said in one of her Twitter posts, "The fact that Gawker pointed this out really proves Judd Apatow's saying that 'a good note can come from anywhere.' "

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