https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/cm/lena-dunham-denies-ever-using-211335155.html

The Independent
Lena Dunham denies using N-word after Donald Glover claimed she said slur ‘liberally’ in front of him
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Isobel Lewis
Mon, March 6, 2023 at 4:13 PM EST
Lena Dunham has denied using the N-word after Donald Glover joked that the actor used the racist slur “liberally” in front of him.

On Sunday (5 March), the Atlanta creator presented an honorary award to executive producer Paul Simms at the Writers Guild Awards.

Later during his speech, Glover recalled meeting Simms on the set of Girls.

“I asked Lena (Dunham), ‘Hey, what made you decide to work with Paul (Simms)?’ And she goes ‘Honestly, this n**** lets me do whatever I want,’” said Glover.

“And I remember thinking two things. One, Lena is using the N-word extremely liberally. Who does she think she is, Chevy Chase? And two, that’s the kind of producer I want.”

In a statement to The Independent, Dunham’s representatives denied that the Girls creator had used the slur in this, or any, situation.

“Donald Glover told a joke referencing Lena Dunham for last night’s WGA Awards,” they said.

“It included, for effect, language Lena never used, nor would use. Full stop.”

Earlier in the speech, Glover had told a story about his Community co-star Chase allegedly referring to him using the word.


“Chevy Chase once called (Saturday Night Live writer Herb Sargeant) one of the funniest writers working in television,” Glover said. “Chevy Chase once called me… You know what? This is about Paul.”

The Independent has contacted representatives of Glover and Chase for comment.

Glover’s allegations about Chase are in line with previous reports of his on-set behaviour around Glover on Community.

In a 2018 interview with The New Yorker, showrunner Dan Harmon said Chase would try to disrupt Glover’s scenes and “make racial cracks between takes”, attributing these comments to Chase being “jealous” of his co-star’s talent.

“I remember apologising to Donald after a particularly rough night of Chevy’s non-PC verbiage, and Donald said, ‘I don’t even worry about it,’” Harmon said.

Glover added that he saw Chase as “fighting time”. Chase told the publication that he was “saddened to hear that Donald perceived me in that light”.

Glad to see him throwing these POS’s under the nigga bus

I'm just here to laugh at that.

Not that I have proof but based on her history and how she carries herself, she said it thinking it was cool to say it.

i could see her dropping it and him being not as offended by her saying it, as much as her thinking he's the type of dude who won't say shit.

if i had to guess, her her publicist was like we need to get out in front of this with a denial. but really this will probably get lost in her list of other weirdo lena dunham shit.

I remember when he said he was on tour and The Weeknd and his crew were like “we didn’t know if yall was some real niggas” and Glover was like “I’m from Atlanta and this polite beige Canadian is questioning my Blackness?” tomes done changed..

everybody was trying him early in his career that story about the Weeknd being surprised DG and his people were really niggas still cracks me up

hilarious

https://twitter.com/kvanaren/status/1632569246797504515

that shit was about both of them.

must be a busy newsweek cuz it seems like this is getting very little notice.

this feels like one of those things that would go crazy online.

Like he got the story out, without her being the focus of the story, and doing it in a way like he didn't look like he was trying to shame her.

Expert level shade.


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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

they were quick to deny it.