Posted on 11/03/2014 8:41:48 AM PST by jimbo123
Lena Dunham may not like our interpretation of her book, but unfortunately for her and her attorneys, she wrote that book.
On Saturday, HBO’s Lena Dunham sent a “cease and desist” letter to TruthRevolt demanding that we remove an article we posted last Wednesday on sections of her book, Not That Kind of Girl. The letter threatened legal action if we did not both remove that article, as well as print a note, the suggested language of which read as follows:
We recently published a story stating that Ms. Dunham engaged in sexual conduct with her sister. The story was false, and we deeply regret having printed it. We apologize to Ms. Dunham, her sister, and their parents, for this false story.
We refuse. We refuse to withdraw our story or apologize for running it, because quoting a woman’s book does not constitute a “false” story, even if she is a prominent actress and left-wing activist. Lena Dunham may not like our interpretation of her book, but unfortunately for her and her attorneys, she wrote that book – and the First Amendment covers a good deal of material she may not like.
In particular, the letter from Ms. Dunham’s lawyers labeled as “false and defamatory” our claims that she “experiment[ed] sexually with her younger sister Grace,” “experimented with her six-year younger sister’s vagina,” and “use[d] her little sister at times essentially as a sexual outlet.” In her desire to curb First Amendment freedoms, Dunham’s attorneys threatened legal action seeking “millions of dollars; punitive damages which can be a multiple of up to ten times actual damages; and injunctive relief.”
We assume that both Ms. Dunham and her attorneys are capable of reading Ms. Dunham’s book, which contains the following direct excerpts:
(Excerpt) Read more at truthrevolt.org ...
‘Just imagine the words which should horrify her: “The defense calls Grace Dunham to the stand.”’
That would be a nightmare, for sure. But if it were me, I’d reduce her to a quivering jelly long before the trial ever started. Not to get too detailed, but Lena’s story about Grace and the pebbles is false on its face. Probability says that the one time her ‘curiosity got the better of her’ was not also the one time Grace did something to herself. Lena did it.
It might take four hours of tough, merciless deposition, but eventually she’d either crack or totally lose it. With that preview of what she’d get on the stand, that would be the last of the case...guarantee it.
Whoah...
She’s disgusting, the more so because she had no shame or remorse for this until some journalists pointed out that she was bragging about it in public.
Sister’s response is peculiar.
Grace Dunham @simongdunham · 4h 4 hours ago
As a queer person: i’m committed to people narrating their own experiences, determining for themselves what has and has not been harmful
https://twitter.com/simongdunham
COCKROACHES hate it when you turn the lights on.
Thanks for posting that. You characterized it exactly. Peculiar. It could be interpreted as support for Lena or as a rebuke. I wonder if it will be clarified in time?
Sad the way Grace turned out...but not surprising.
Just because I publicly proclaimed it doesn’t mean you can quote me!
(Oh yes it does.)
most babies put things in their mouths.
It’s the usually kind of thing a predatory child molester says: “The victim seduced me!”
This leads me to wonder how many more victims of this sick person are out there?
Another clue as to Grace Dunham’s attitude—this one not so veiled:
‘Grace gave a hint of their complicated relationship in an interview with the New York Times.
Grace rolled her eyes. “Without getting into specifics,” she said, “most of our fights have revolved around my feeling like Lena took her approach to her own personal life and made my personal life her property.”’
http://gotnews.com/listen-dunham-leaves-sister-worries-work-abusing-family/
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