Lena Dunham issues a hollow apology for defending a ‘Girls’ writer accused of rape

Following serious backlash, Lena Dunham is walking back a previous statement made in support of Girls writer Murray Miller, who’s been accused of raping then-17-year-old actress Aurora Perrineau when he was 35. 

After The Wrap‘s initial Friday report on the allegations, Dunham and Girls co-creator Jenni Konner sent a joint statement to The Hollywood Reporter that called the allegation “misreported.”

“We believe, having worked closely with him for more than half a decade, that this is the case with Murray Miller,” the statement reads. “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 percent of assault cases that are misreported every year.” Read more…

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