Lena Dunham, 28-year-old American actor, creator of hit HBO series "Girls" and author, has recently addressed accusations that she sexually abused her little sister. Conservative American blog "Truth Revolt" reportedly accused her of sexual abuse after reading excerpts from her book "Not That Kind Of Girl," which revealed that Lena had been fascinated by her younger sister's lady parts.

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However, while she apologized, she has also threatened to sue the blog for making the false claims.

Dunham initially apologized to sex abuse victims after responding to accusations that she sexually harassed her younger sister by going on a self-proclaimed "spiral of rage."
 
"I do not condone any kind of abuse under any circumstances," Dunham said in a statement.

While the book has its own taste of backlash, it is not without praise. It appears though that many have chosen to focus on the criticism wherein she reportedly touched her sister's lady parts and even bribed her with candy in exchange for kisses. She was 7 years old at the time.

"Basically, anything a sexual predator might do to woo a small suburban girl I was trying," said Lena.

She added that she had only looked out of curiosity and that at 17 years old, she pleasured herself while in bed with her sister.

While the public did not accept curiosity as reason for her past actions and had a different opinion on the matter, Dunham was reportedly both upset and disgusted about the allegations, reports Hollywood Life.

 "If you were a little kid and never looked at another little kid's vagina, well, congrats to you," said Lena, defending herself.

The ones who reacted negatively include several right-winged blogs, and they did not take the matter lightly.

Meanwhile, Grace, Lena's younger sister, has denounced the accusations Tuesday via Twitter.

"As a queer person: I'm committed to people narrating their own experiences, determining for themselves what has and has not been harmful," said Grace.

Lena, on the other hand, was forced to release an apologetic statement to Time after a barrage of angry tweets.

"I am dismayed over the recent interpretation of events described in my book Not That Kind of Girl. First and foremost, I want to be very clear that I do not condone any kind of abuse under any circumstances. Childhood sexual abuse is a life-shattering event for so many, and I have been vocal about the rights of survivors," said the 28-year-old American actor.

"If the situations described in my book have been painful or triggering for people to read, I am sorry, as that was never my intention. I am also aware that the comic use of the term 'sexual predator' was insensitive, and I'm sorry for that as well. As for my sibling, Grace, she is my best friend, and anything I have written about her has been published with her approval," she added.

In the meantime, Dunham's attorneys have already sent a cease-and-desist letter to the blog threatening to sue the website unless it withdraws its story and issues a formal apology as well.

The letter was reportedly obtained by Mashable. In it, Dunham's lawyers said the accusations by the blog are "completely false and fabricated, and highly defamatory."

"Remedies include, without limitation, actual damages to her personal and professional reputation which likely would be calculated in the millions of dollars," said her attorneys.

Truth Revolt's editor-in-chief, Ben Shapiro, meanwhile responded with an article saying he "refuse[d] to withdraw our story or apologize for running it, because quoting a woman's book does not constitute a 'false' story."

"Lena Dunham may not like our interpretation of her book," the article reads. "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," he added.

The controversy began at the time that the best-selling author was on an international book tour. Random House, Dunham's publisher, cited illness Tuesday after announcing that two appearances in Europe would be postponed until early December, according to CBC News.

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