Lena Dunham Defends Herself Amid Accusations She Sexually Abused Her Sister

Lena Dunham took to Twitter over the weekend to defend herself against accusations she molested her younger sister.

The allegations were spurred by a passage in Dunham’s new book of essays, Not That Kind of Girl, in which she relates an incident that occurred when Dunham was 7 and sister Grace was a toddler.

Read more From Lena Dunham’s Essays to Neil Patrick Harris’ Unique Memoir, 10 of Fall’s Buzziest Books

The excerpt in question:

“One day, as I sat in our driveway in Long Island playing with blocks and buckets, my curiosity got the best of me. Grace 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.

Read more Lena Dunham Reveals She’s Adapting YA Book Into Film

“My mother came running. ‘Mama, Mama! Grace has something in there!’

“My mother didn’t bother asking why I had opened Grace’s vagina. This was within the spectrum of things I did. She just got on her knees and looked for herself. It quickly became apparent that Grace had stuffed six or seven pebbles in there. My mother removed them patiently while Grace cackled, thrilled that her prank had been a success.” 

Read more Lena Dunham’s ‘Not That Kind of Girl’: Book Review

The politically conservative website Truth Revolt was among those spotlighting the passage in an online post titled “Lena Dunham Describes Sexually Abusing Her Little Sister.”

On Saturday, the Girls creator-star took to social media to respond in a series of tweets.

The right wing news story that I molested my little sister isn’t just LOL- it’s really fucking upsetting and disgusting.

— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) November 1, 2014

And by the way, if you were a little kid and never looked at another little kid’s vagina, well, congrats to you.

— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) November 1, 2014

Usually this is stuff I can ignore but don’t demean sufferers, don’t twist my words, back the fuck up bros.

— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) November 1, 2014

I told a story about being a weird 7 year old. I bet you have some too, old men, that I’d rather not hear. And yes, this is a rage spiral.

— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) November 1, 2014

Sometimes I get so mad I burn right up. Also I wish my sister wasn’t laughing so hard.

— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) November 1, 2014

is silly — we all go through our lives making choices to enjoy people who are not perfect””]