Lena Dunham apologized for recently comparing Gawker and feminist blog Jezebel to domestic violence.
In her Instagram account, Dunham shared a note, saying "sorry," along with the pic is an explanation, "When I heard my own quote I was like 'Jesus, Lena, no.' I wasn't making a joke about domestic violence-I was over-emphatic in my attempt to capture how damaging the Internet can be (not just to celebrities)," she wrote. "When I first discovered the world wide web as a teenager it felt like salvation."
She went on, "I've met a lot of my best friends there. It's allowed for so much magic. But it also makes room for so much hate and a new kind of violence. I'm not the first to say it. I shan't be the last."
The apology came after Dunham made the analogy during an interview on Tuesday. During her Re/code interview to promote her newsletter Lenny, she explained why she stopped using Twitter. She said she stopped using the social media platform due to the verbal abuse she received.
She then went on "It's literally if I read it, it's like going back to a husband who beat me in the face." Adding, "It just doesn't make any sense."
In her apology letter, she also admitted that it wasn't the best idea to compare the site to domestic violence.
During the Re/code interview she also explained that although she doesn't have a Twitter account she admitted that she still sends tweets using her friends account. Saying that sending messages through someone else's account made her feel safe.
"I didn't want to cut off my relationship to it completely, but it really truly wasn't a safe space for me," she said at that time.
After the interview, Dunham tweeted to follow up on her comments. She wrote, "Not that it's anything to be so proud of, but I do still compose my own tweets."
