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Lena Dunham is looking to enter the digital publishing industry on top her work in TV and film, with the news that she’s to collaborate with the launch of a regular feminist newsletter later this year.

The 29 year old creator and star of HBO’s ‘Girls’ is teaming up with one of the show’s runners Jenni Konner for a newsletter called Lenny, a weekly e-mail bulletin that will offer content and advice aimed at young women “where there’s no such thing as too much information.”

Lena Dunham is planning to roll out a weekly e-mail newsletter about politics, feminism and lifestyle

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Barack Obama’s eldest daughter Malia has landed what sounds like a dream job for most 17 year olds, working on the set of HBO series ‘Girls’. The 17 year old, who celebrated her birthday yesterday, is said to be interested in pursuing a career in TV or film after she graduates next year.

Lena Dunham will be keeping Malia busy this summer.

Malia was spotted by TMZ hanging out on the set of ‘Girls’ on Thursday. The President’s daughter was pictured sipping a soft drink while the series filmed on location in Brooklyn hipster restaurant, Aurora Ristorante.

Continue reading: President Obama's Daughter Malia Reportedly Lands Summer Job With Lena Dunham

After Friday’s landmark Supreme Court ruling which saw gay marriage legalised across the United States, 'Girls' actress Lena Dunham decided to take the opportunity to drop a not very subtle hint towards her boyfriend of three years, musician Jack Antonoff.

Lena Dunham and her boyfriend of three years Jack Antonoff.

‘Woke up to learn that love is free! Thank you to all those who fought so hard to make this historic moment happen,’ Dunham tweeted on Friday morning. ‘Weddings are about to get a lot less boring. Let's use this victory as a reminder to keep pushing for equality on every frontier. We have the power!’

Continue reading: Lena Dunham Drops Major Proposal Hint On Jack Antonoff After Marriage Equality Ruling

Lena Dunham, everybody. The Girls creator guested on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon Friday night and it served as the perfect occasion to bring back... wait for it... LIP SYNC BATTLE. Oh yeah! The two battled against each other over eight minutes, with Fallon trying his lips at Charlene’s “I’ve Never Been to Me” and RUN-DMC’s “Run’s House” and Dunham taking on Calvin Harris’ “Outside” (feat. Ellie Goulding) and Queen’s “Fat Bottomed Girls.”

Who knew Lena Dunham had so much diva in her?

Recently, Fallon has branched out and created a full show, based on his most successful skit. The show, aptly named Lip Sync Battle  is hosted by LL Cool J and airs on Spike TV. But Dunham wanted to go back to the source to find a platform for her – rather impressive – lip syncing talents.

Continue reading: Lena Dunham And Jimmy Fallon Team Up For A Round Of Good Ol' Lip Sync Battle

Sarah Palin has attacked the Girls creator Lena Dunham, dubbing her a "paedophile" for comments she made in her memoir Not That Kind of Girl. Dunham had written that as a 7-year-old girl she gave candy to her 1-year-old sister in exchange for a look at her vagina.

Sarah Palin called Lena Dunham a "paedophile" for comments she made in her memoir

Now, Palin used the remarks as a way of defending the 19 Kids and Counting star Josh Duggar, currently embroiled in sexual abuse accusations.

Continue reading: Yep, Sarah Palin Just Called Lena Dunham A Paedophile

Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar was not a combination we ever thought we'd see, but with their collaboration on 'Bad Blood' - alongside a host of other celebrities in the hotly anticipated video - seems this pop starlet is ever expanding her much-loved sound.

[L-R] Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar and Cindy Crawford in 'Bad Blood'

There might be a whole action movie vibe to the video, which opened at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards yesterday (May 17th 2015), but there's not much to it in terms of plot. It opens with Catastrophe (Taylor Swift) and Arsyn (Selena Gomez) seemingly working together to defeat a horde of masked assassins, before Arsyn - with her eyes on the prize - takes out Catastrophe too. Then she finds herself at Welvin Da Great's (Kendrick Lamar) headquarters being - for want of a better word - 'repaired' by The Trinity (Hailee Steinfeld x3) before rallying her army of scantily clad beauties to go against her newfound enemy.

Continue reading: Taylor Swift Goes Latex Mad In The Female Led 'Bad Blood' Epic [Video]

It's not often a simple music video receives this much hype before anyone has even seen it - but the video for Taylor Swift's new single 'Bad Blood' looks to be anything but simple. It's a celebrity-packed spectacle with a Sin City-like visual style, and Swift has just revealed the lead actress at the centre of all the drama is Selena Gomez, playing a femme fatale named Arsyn.

Girl power: Swift teams up with other female stars in Bad Blood

Selena Gomez joins Swift (who plays Catastrophe) and a long list of other female stars in the video, including Gigi Hadid (as Slay-Z), Hayley Williams (The Crimson Curse), Ellie Goulding (Destructa X), Lena Dunham (Lucky Fiori) and Jessica Alba (Domino).

Continue reading: Taylor Swift Teases 'Bad Blood' Video One Final Time

Taylor Swift has been teasing what looks like a pretty special video for ‘Bad Blood’ ahead of its debut next week. Over the last three days, the singer has been uploading some kick-ass looking Sin City-style posters casting herself and some of her friends as a team of superheroes.

On May 7th, Swift posted a noir-ish looking picture of herself on her Instagram page, dressed in a leather motorcycle-style jacket and looking straight down the camera, with the words “Taylor Swift starring as ‘Catastrophe’. The picture also contained the words “Bad Blood” with the tagline “Band-Aids Don’t Fix Bullet Holes”, in the style of a movie poster.

Continue reading: Taylor Swift Assembling Team Of Superheroes For 'Bad Blood' Video

Appearing on the chat show 'Watch What Happens Live!' last Thursday (30 April), Cynthia Nixon was asked by host Andy Cohen to suggest which 'Sex and the City' characters a variety of famous faces would be. And the results were certainly interesting: the actress was quick to name Queen Elizabeth II as Charlotte, both Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama as Carries, and Beyonce as Samantha.

Cynthia Nixon still keeps in touch with all the 'Sex and the City' ladies

But who does Cynthia think would make a good Miranda, the feisty lawyer she played in the popular HBO series? She reckons Hillary Clinton, Lena Dunham and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg would all be a good fit. And then there's Gandhi, who would be - who else - Mr Big, according to Cynthia.

Continue reading: Ever Wondered Which SATC Characters Oprah And Gandhi Would Be?

Lena Dunham has spoken of her desire to make a movie adaptation of ‘Girls’ – eventually. The comedic mastermind revealed that she has harboured the ambition for a while, but wouldn’t consider putting it into action for at least ten years after the series concludes.

The 28 year old was speaking to Variety about the success of the HBO series and what the future holds. “I have fantasies of us all coming back when we’re 40,” she admitted about her cast of twenty-somethings. “We’d want to wait long enough for something to have really gone down.”

Lena Dunham floated the possiblity of a 'Girls' movie - but not in the immediate future

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Lena Dunham has caused controversy (once again) by penning an article for the New Yorker entitled 'Dog or Jewish Boyfriend'. Dunham challenges the reader to guess, out of 35 statements, whether they refer to her dog or her boyfriend. Dunham, who is herself Jewish, has been criticised for perpetuating a number of Jewish stereotypes.

Lena Dunham has been criticised by the ADL for her article in the New Yorker.

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Girls star Lena Dunham has praised Kathy Griffin's decision to quit Fashion Police. The writer and actress has been on the receiving end of the panel in the past, especially the barbed tongue of the late Joan Rivers.

Lena Dunham praised Kathy Griffin for quitting Fashion Police

"Congrats to my beautiful friend Kathy Griffin for bravely saying enough is enough to intolerance of all kinds on television," Dunham wrote in a caption of a photo of Griffin posing in a pair of Minnie Mouse ears. "She's modeling a better way for the youths (and working those ears.)."

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The award-winning HBO series 'Girls,' which follows a group of friends in their early 20's living in New York City, is known for frequently depicting the awkward and sometimes romantic sex lives of the show's characters.

Dunham defends the frequent sex scenes in 'Girls'

Although the series is critically acclaimed, there are a few viewers who seem to think the sex scenes occur too often, especially for a television show. However, the series' creator, Lena Dunham, insists that the racy scenes play a very important part within the plot.

Continue reading: Lena Dunham Says Frequent ‘Girls’ Sex Scenes Don’t “Feel Gratuitous”

Desiree Akhavan probably doesn't want you to call her the new Lena Dunham. In fact, she definitely doesn't want you to call her the next Lena Dunham. She says so. In the interview we're about to report on.

Desiree Akhavan has been called the next Lena Dunham

You might recognise the name. Akhavan played Dunham's on-screen pal at postgrad school on Girls, though the 30-year-old is also a notable writer and director and helms the comedy Appropriate Behaviour which hits cinemas this weekend.

Continue reading: 'Appropriate Behaviour': Is Desiree Akhavan The New Lena Dunham?

Patricia Arquette’s Oscars acceptance speech has set the world of social media alight in the last twenty four hours. After she used her time at the microphone to call for wage equality and equal rights for women, opinion has been polarised as to validity of her argument.

The 46 year old won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Olivia Evans in Boyhood. Having produced a sheet of paper and thanked her family and fellow cast members, she went on to deliver a rousing finale: “It's our time to have wage equality once and for all, and equal rights for women in the United States of America.”

Patricia Arquette's Oscars acceptance speech was a hot talking point of the evening

Continue reading: Patricia Arquette's Oscar Acceptance Speech Divides The Internet

Reese Witherspoon took to the 2015 Oscars to promote a new feminist campaign #AskHerMore, a movement created to encourage reporters to put more career centric questions to female celebrities on the red carpet, rather than just asking about their designer gowns.

Reese Witherspoon brings #AskHerMore campaign to the Oscars

We think we have a new favourite celebrity feminist. If it wasn't enough for Witherspoon to take on such an inspiring feminine role in her latest movie 'Wild'; a film based on the memoirs of Cheryl Strayed, a first time hiker who walked 1,100 miles along the Pacific Crest Trail in a journey of self-discovery; she is now encouraging other actresses and celebrities to want more from their public appearances. The star took to Instagram with a list of questions she hoped to hear as she appeared on the red carpet at the Oscars, including 'What's the biggest risk you've taken that you feel has paid off?' and 'What accomplishment are you most proud of?'. 

Continue reading: Our 5 Favourite Feminists, In Honour Of Reese Witherspoon's #AskHerMore Campaign

Lena Dunham was as outspoken as ever on the panel of 'Power of Story: Serious Ladies' at Sundance Film Festival last weekend, as she took aim at award-winning actor and director Woody Allen over his marriage to his son's sister.

Lena Dunham attacks Woody Allen's marriage

The 'Girls' star is never one to keep her opinions to herself, but there may have been an exchange of awkward glances as she discussed the issue of characters and reality on the Sundance panel, even suggesting Woody Allen was a 'perv'. Insisting that men got the better deal when it came to people thinking actors are like the characters they play, Dunham launched into a personal attack. 

Continue reading: Lena Dunham Suggests Woody Allen Is 'A Real Perv' At Sundance Talk

The American Museum of Natural History in New York was the sight of something pretty spectacular on 5th January 2015. And no, it wasn't because Ben Stiller was running around at night with a magical tablet and entourage of historical waxworks that look oddly like famous film stars. The Museum was, however, the location for the premiere for season four of HBO's 'Girls'.

Zosia Mamet, Lena Dunham, Allison Williams and Jemima Kirke pose together at the 'Girls' season four premiere (Credit Jamie McCarthy - Getty Images)

As well as the majority of the main cast, the premiere saw members of the supporting cast and various additional celebrities arriving to support the premiere. In addition to Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet and Adam Driver posing on the red carpet and with one another, 'Mad Men''s Jon Hamm and 'Star Trek''s Zachary Quinto also made an appearance. The event was similar to the way in which the premiere for season three took place at The Lincoln Centre in Manhattan and also saw a string on celebrities checking in to show support.

Continue reading: Lena Dunham And Adam Driver On Sight For 'Girls' Season Four Premiere

Season 4 of Girls is arguably the most anticipated yet, with the likes of Natasha Lyonne, Gillian Jacobs, Zachary Quinto and director Spike Jonze all set to make cameos, though HBO are looking even further ahead and have renewed Lena Dunham's brainchild for a fifth outing.

Lena Dunham [center] has created a hipster behemoth in Girls

President of programming Michael Lombardo announced the news at the season 4 premiere in New York.

Continue reading: Before Season 4 Bow, HBO Renews 'Girls' For Season 5

The Girls creator Lena Dunham has apologized for likening herself to a "sexual predator" in her memoir Not That Kind of Girl. Dunham - who was recently accused her sexually abusing her sister by the right-wing blog Truth Revolt - insists she does "not condone any kind of abuse under any circumstances" and didn't mean to be "insensitive."

Lena Dunham [center] cancelled her book tour over the allegations

In a statement posted on Time.com, Dunham, 28, said: "I am dismayed over the recent interpretation of events described in my book 'Not That Kind of Girl'.

Continue reading: Lena Dunham Apologizes For Likening Herself To "Sexual Predator"

After Lena Dunham went into a rage, she is now sorry for causing any offense to anyone who may have thought she sexually abused her little sister, Grace, when reading excerpts from her new book 'Not That Kind of Girl.'

Dunham apologizes for causing any offence over her recent sexual abuse controversy 

One of the passages causing the controversy is when Dunham recalls being very young with her sister Grace, who "was sitting up, babbling and smiling, and I leaned down between her legs and carefully spread open her vagina. She didn't resist and when I saw what was inside I shrieked."

Continue reading: Lena Dunham Offers Apology For Causing Offence With Sex Abuse Controversy

Lena Dunham, the creator of Girls who recently published her memoir Not That Kind of Girl, has denied allegations that she sexually abused her sister Grace.  Kevin D. Williamson, a columnist for the conservative news magazine National Reviews - and Bradford Thomas, writer for the conservative website Truth Revolt - accused Dunham of admitting to the abuse during passages from her book.

Lena Dunham [centre] was accused of abusing her young sister

In one excerpt, Dunham wrote, "Do we all have uteruses?' I asked my mother when I was seven. 'Yes,' she told me. 'We're born with them, and with all our eggs, but they start out very small. And they aren't ready to make babies until we're older.'"

Continue reading: Lena Dunham Responds To Allegations Of Sexually Abusing Sister

Taylor Swift looks fabulous on the cover of Cosmo UK's December edition. The 24-year-old singer has been promoting her recently released album 1989 and opened up in the interview about her friends, New York and being happily single. 

Taylor Swift outside the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York.

Here are 5 things you need to know about Taylor Swift's Cosmo interview:  

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Lena Dunham is set to adapt Karen Cushman's much loved 1994 children's book Catherine, Called Birdy as a feature film. The writer and actress - the brains behind HBO's Girls - confirmed the project at the New Yorker festival this week, revealing that she is working on a screenplay of the novel, set in 1290 England.

Lena Dunham is looing to adapt the novel 'Catherine, Called Birdy'

The book - which on the Newbery Honor and Golden Kite Award in 1995 - tells the story of a well-off baron whose daughter Catherine, a before-her-time feminist, is thirteen or fourteen years old. Much of Catherine's energy is consumed by avoiding the various suitors her father chooses for her to marry and she sends them all packing with various ruses. 

Continue reading: Lena Dunham To Adapt 'Catherine, Called Birdy' For The Big Screen

What do Lil Jon, Lena Dunham, Darren Criss, Sophia Bush, Fred Armisen, Natasha Lyonne, Tracy Anderson, Whoopi Goldberg, Devendra Banhart, Ionna Gika and Gabriel Valenciano all want you to do? VOTE!

Lil Jon wants you to 'Turn OUT For What'.

Read More: Lena Dunham Recalls Being Date Raped In College. 

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Lena Dunham is known for creating, writing and starring in HBO's sitcom 'Girls,' which is known for comically depicting the awkward and personal situations a woman in her early 20's can go through, but the actress recently recalled one of her own experiences that is no laughing matter.

Dunham recalls the incident in her memoir

Dunham opens up about being date raped at college in her memoir 'Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned,"' but she recently admitted that this was one subject she was apprehensive about sharing.

Continue reading: Lena Dunham Recalls Being Date Raped While In College

Lena Dunham will not be tying the knot with her partner of two years Jack Antonoff - or not until same sex couples can marry everywhere!

Lena Dunham and Jack Antonoff at the Primetime Emmy Awards in August 2014.

Read More: Lena Dunham Decides She Will Pay Opening Acts On Not That Kind Of Girl.

Continue reading: Lena Dunham & Jack Antonoff Holding Off On Marriage Until Same Sex Couples Can Marry In All 50 States