Lena Dunham released an apology statement to Spanish magazine Tentaciones on Tuesday, after accusing the publication for photoshopping her image on their March cover.
“Hey Tentaciones- thank you for sending the uncropped image (note to the confused: not unretouched, uncropped!) and for being so good natured about my request for accuracy,” the Girls star wrote on her official Instagram account.
Adding, “I understand that a whole bunch of people approved this photo before it got to you- and why wouldn’t they? I look great,” Dunham wrote. “But it’s a weird feeling to see a photo and not know if it’s your own body anymore (and I’m pretty sure that will never be my thigh width but I honestly can’t tell what’s been slimmed and what hasn’t.) I’m not blaming anyone (y’know, except society at large.)”
On Monday, Dunham shared a photo of the magazine cover on her social media channels and captioned the image with the following statement, “I am genuinely honored to be on your cover and so happy you licensed a pic by @ruvenafanador, who always makes me feel gorgeous. BUT this is NOT what my body has ever looked like or will ever look like- the magazine has done more than the average photoshop. So if you’re into what I do, why not be honest with your readers? Much love, Lena.”
Dunham concluded her apology post by admitting she’s had “a long and complicated history with retouching” and even accepted the free magazine subscription offered to her by the publication.
“Thanks for helping me figure that out and sorry to make you the problem, you cool Spanish magazine you,” she wrote. “Time to get to the bottom of this in a bigger way. Time to walk the talk. With endless love, Lena PS I’d love the Tentaciones subscription I was offered!”
