![]() The quotes below from the proposal still appear on the Gawker site. To many, it might seem that the wildly successful Dunham is being sensitive over the lines, but after all, she writes for "glory" and not money, and Gawker's unflattering piece does not give Dunham either. UPDATE: Lena Dunham’s legal team has asked Gawker to take offline her book proposal for Not That Kind of Girl. In order to clarify our intent in quoting the above matter from Dunham's proposal, we have decided to append the following commentary: The quoted sentence demonstrates that Dunham is incapable of conceiving a rationale for writing that doesn't serve the goal of drawing attention to herself. Update: Lena Dunham's personal litigation counsel Charles Harder has contacted Gawker to relay a demand from his client, Lena Dunham, that we remove the above quote from our web site. Instead of complying, Gawker has instead responded like so: (I hear Random House isn’t bitching to Gawker, only Dunham.) This is hardball: Harder represented himself to Gawker’s attorney as “litigation counsel for author and actress Lena Dunham Lena Dunham has retained an attorney to demand that Gawker remove 12 quotes from her book propsal from our site,” an insider tells me. Sure, there have been enough YouTube parodies of HBOs hyperlocal quarterlife crisis narrative Girls to fill an entire season, but few have been stamped with the personal imprimatur of the show. ![]() But now Deadline reports that Dunham wants the 12 lines to be taken down, too. The assumption is that whatever Dunham might lack in experience she makes up for in wit.īut last week Gawker got ahold of the proposal, publishing it and annotating 12 choice lines (one of which mentions that her "vegan dinner party" was featured in the New York Times) with a dose of snark. Dunham's lawyer asked Gawker to take the proposal down (and it did). The book, "Not That Kind of Girl," is pitched as a funny lady-advice book about life and relationships. To contact the author of this post, please email . Rich girl Lena Dunham sold a book of 'frank and funny advice on everything from sex to eating to traveling to work' to Random House for 3.7 million in October on the strength of an illustrated. 1 2 3 She has written several short stories and novels and is the co-owner, with fellow writer Ruth Curry, of the independent e-bookstore Emily Books. ![]() She is the creator, writer, and star of the HBO television series Girls (20122017). ![]() Like Letterman or Ellen, it seems Silicon Valley is now a vital stop on any proper promotional tour. After a decade of publishing scoops that have made him an outlaw to those looking to protect secrets, Denton opens up about battles with Fox News, Lena Dunham, Hulk Hogan and more. Emily Gould (born October 13, 1981) is an American author, novelist and blogger who worked as an editor at Gawker. Lena Dunham is an American writer, director, actress, and producer. Last Friday, Gawker published "Girls" creator Lena Dunham's proposal for her $3.7 million book deal. Earlier this week, Dunham debuted the cover of her upcoming book Not That Kind of Girl and its release date on Instagram, then tweeted out the link. ![]()
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