Lena Dunham denies using N-word after Donald Glover joke: ‘Never used, never will’

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Actress Lena Dunham has denied using the N-word on the set of her HBO show “Girls” after Donald Glover joked about it at an awards show.

The actor-musician referenced his time on the Dunhams show while presenting an award to writer-producer Paul Simms at the Writers Guild Awards on Sunday. Glover, who previously played the girlfriend of Dunham’s character Hannah Horvath, recalled filming a sex scene on the show and commented on Dunham’s work with Simms.

“Afterwards, I asked Lena, Yo, what made you decide to work with Paul? And she goes Honestly, this n- lets me do whatever I want,” commented Glover. “I remember thinking two things: One, Lena uses the N-word so liberally. Who does she think Chevy Chase is? And two, that’s the kind of producer I want.”

Lena Dunham speaks on stage during the Friendly House 30th Annual Awards Luncheon on Oct. 26, 2019 in Los Angeles. (Getty)

On Monday, a representative from Dunham released a statement denying the engagement and insisting the comment was just a joke.

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“Donald Glover told a joke referring to Lena Dunham at last night’s WGA Awards. It included, in effect, language that Lena never used, and never will. Full stop,” the statement read.

After publication, a representative for Glover confirmed to Fox News Digital that it was indeed a joke.

Dunham was previously accused of racism by former newsletter writer Zinzi Clemmons in a Twitter post since deleted in 2017. In the post, Clemmons accused Dunham of pushing “hipster racism” by shrugging off racist interactions like using the N-word as “just a joke.”

“In college, I avoided people like the plague because of their known racism,” he wrote. “I’d call their strain ‘hipster racism,’ which typically uses sarcasm as a cover, and in the end, it looks a lot like gaslighting ‘It’s just a joke. Why did you overreact?’ is a comment response to these types of statements,” Clemmons wrote.

Lena Dunham was accused of perpetuating racism in 2017. (AP)

He continued, “In Lena’s circle, there was one girl who was known to use the N-word in conversation to be provocative, and if she was called out, she would say it was just a joke. I was often in the same room with her, but I didn’t talk to him, just watched him from afar in anxiety and fear.”

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While Dunham did not respond to the allegations of racism, she later responded after Simmons attacked her for supporting “Girls” writer Murray Miller as he was accused of sexually assaulting an actress.

“I naively believed that it was important to share my perspective on the situation with my friends because it happened behind the scenes for the past few months. I understand now that it was completely the wrong time to make such a statement and I’m so sorry,” Dunham replied.

Elsewhere in the Glovers’ speech, Glover also joked about past racist remarks made to him by his former “Community” co-star Chevy Chase.

Donald Glover, wearing Gucci, speaks on stage at the 2019 LACMA Art + Film Gala Presented By Gucci at LACMA on November 02, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

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“This award is named after Herb Sargent, a writer who worked on Saturday Night Live and developed Weekend Update with Chevy Chase,” Glover said. “Chevy Chase once called Herb one of the funniest writers working in television. And Chevy Chase once called me you know, it was about Paul.”

Lindsay Kornick is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter: @lmkornick.

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