Howard Stern apologizes to Lena Dunham

Mace Dolex · 01-15-2013, 08:12 PM

Big whoop so what else is new, Howard Stern is a shock jock first and radio DJ second, it's his job to point things out about celebrities that this shouldn't even be such a big deal anyway, I guess since not many have satellite Syrius radio that Howard needs all the attention he can get.

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Following Girls' triumphant night at the Golden Globes, Stern said on his Sirius-XM show this morning that he likes the show and felt bad about past cracks he made about its star and creator—who has charmed some and turned others off with her pointedly awkward character and proclivity for nudity on the HBO series.

Last Monday, Stern called Dunham "a little fat girl who kind of looks like Jonah Hill" and otherwise detailed his Girls grievances.

"I learned that this little fat chick writes the show and directs the show, and that makes sense to me because she's such a camera hog that the other characters barely are on," Stern complained.

Well, today he was singing a different tune. In fact, it sounded almost like "Anything Could Happen."

"I felt bad," he said on the air, calling the next-day take on his comments a "hatchet job," "because I really do love the show Girls and enjoy it, and I admire the girl who writes it...So I said to [producer Gary Dell'Abate], would you please contact Lena Dunham and please tell her that I would like to explain myself to her on the air and apologize to her because I do love the show and it makes me feel bad that she is getting the impression that I somehow think she's just a talentless little fat chick."

"It took me a while to get there," Stern also said, "and all of the sudden I went, 'This show's really really funny. I like it.' I kind of just started liking the show. And I've done a whole 360 on the show and I really admire the girl who writes it, and I actually like when she comes on camera...I'm a superfan now. I really love it. I almost went to the premiere the other night."

Well, if he had gone to the premiere, he could have found out right then and there that the very good-natured Dunham (whom we think would make for an excellent Howard Stern Show interview) was actually kinda psyched by his comments.

"I did find out that Howard Stern really hates [the show]," Dunham said on the Late Show With David Letterman last week. "I'm a Howard Stern fan and I really think that he has earned the right to free speech and he should just go for it. But he did say something that I thought was so funny that I want to get on my gravestone, where he said, 'Congrats to her, it's so hard for little fat chicks to get anything going these days.' And it put me in the best mood!

"I just wanted to be like, my gravestone says, 'She was a little fat chick, but she got it goin'."

amazingfantasy15 · 01-16-2013, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Mace Dolex

I've done a whole 360 on the show

So he still hates the show.

bullets · 01-16-2013, 06:05 PM

It's like a publicity stunt.

The Dark Defender · 01-16-2013, 06:16 PM

She's a disgusting human being and nobody owes her an apology for anything after that mind-numbing ad she did for the election setting women back atleast a century.

Arc-Light · 01-16-2013, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by The Dark Defender

She's a disgusting human being and nobody owes her an apology for anything after that mind-numbing ad she did for the election setting women back atleast a century.

PyroChamber · 01-16-2013, 07:05 PM

Damn, what's this girl done to get so much hate?

I SEE SPIDEY · 01-16-2013, 07:09 PM

What did she do an add for Todd Akin or something?

I followed the election pretty closely and the only thing I remember being really offended by, female wise, is two or three politicians saying that there was a such a thing as "legitimate rape" and babies conceived by rape being gifts from god. I'd like a link to the thing setting women back that came from a comedian with no power to pass laws.

ЯɘvlveR · 01-16-2013, 07:22 PM

yeah, I'd like to know what she did too.

bullets · 01-17-2013, 06:52 PM

I saw the ad , but I still don't understand why it's considered offensive.

ThePhantasm · 01-17-2013, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by amazingfantasy15

So he still hates the show.

What a basic geometry fail.

Sawyer · 01-17-2013, 07:05 PM

I think her show is overrated as all hell, but overall I have no real problem with her.

Prison Mike · 01-17-2013, 07:09 PM

I haven't seen the show. I kind of want to now just to check out the buzz...

The Apocalypse · 01-17-2013, 07:12 PM

Why apologize if its true?

I SEE SPIDEY · 01-17-2013, 07:46 PM

She doesn't look fat to me, maybe I have a different view of what fat is? Is she thin? No but why should she be?

If she's not bothered with what Stern said I don't see why I should. I do think that it's kinda silly how it's always about rather women are visually appealing to men and not about their talents or lack their off. Whocares if you don't find a women to be attractive. Does a man not finding a woman attractive. mean that the woman should just kill herself or lock herself away?

ЯɘvlveR · 01-17-2013, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ThePhantasm

What a basic geometry fail.

I'm pretty sure that's what he meant.

Cosmic · 01-17-2013, 08:19 PM

He's a comedian who says and does stupid things on his show to make people react one way or the other. It's not that serious.

ThePhantasm · 01-17-2013, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ЯɘvlveR

I'm pretty sure that's what he meant.

Stern or amazingfantasy15?

Holiday · 01-17-2013, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by I SEE SPIDEY

She doesn't look fat to me, maybe I have a different view of what fat is? Is she thin? No but why should she be?

Because being overweight is unhealthy?

ЯɘvlveR · 01-18-2013, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by ThePhantasm

Stern or amazingfantasy15?

stern. i figured he was being sarcastic.

Steyin · 01-18-2013, 12:02 PM

I have a friend who met her, says she's extremely self centered, egotistical and deserves the hate.

amazingfantasy15 · 01-18-2013, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Steyin

I have a friend who met her, says she's extremely self centered, egotistical and deserves the hate.

Well her show is all about hipsters and she definitely seems to identify with them, so it's not surprising. Can't call her a hipster though since she has a job.

Ghostvirus · 01-21-2013, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by I SEE SPIDEY

She doesn't look fat to me, maybe I have a different view of what fat is? Is she thin? No but why should she be?

If she's not bothered with what Stern said I don't see why I should. I do think that it's kinda silly how it's always about rather women are visually appealing to men and not about their talents or lack their off. Whocares if you don't find a women to be attractive. Does a man not finding a woman attractive. mean that the woman should just kill herself or lock herself away?

Because more often than not I have found that woman don't respond to compliments about their mind.

Schlosser85 · 01-21-2013, 11:50 AM

She's not that chubby anyway....I wouldn't describe her as fat.

Drizzle · 01-21-2013, 11:59 AM

She looks like a goblin.

Golgo-13 · 01-21-2013, 12:53 PM

I think the show is over-rated too. It's ok, but a lot of ppl act like it's the best thing since slice bread. I guess since the shows main characters are women it's filling in the void left by Sex and The City.

Howard's apology sounds like someone had a gun to his head as it read it from a piece of paper.

She must be connected.

01-15-2013, 08:12 PM	#1
Mace Dolex Agent of S.E.X.Y. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 4,456	Howard Stern apologizes to Lena Dunham Big whoop so what else is new, Howard Stern is a shock jock first and radio DJ second, it's his job to point things out about celebrities that this shouldn't even be such a big deal anyway, I guess since not many have satellite Syrius radio that Howard needs all the attention he can get. LINK Following Girls' triumphant night at the Golden Globes, Stern said on his Sirius-XM show this morning that he likes the show and felt bad about past cracks he made about its star and creator—who has charmed some and turned others off with her pointedly awkward character and proclivity for nudity on the HBO series. Last Monday, Stern called Dunham "a little fat girl who kind of looks like Jonah Hill" and otherwise detailed his Girls grievances. "I learned that this little fat chick writes the show and directs the show, and that makes sense to me because she's such a camera hog that the other characters barely are on," Stern complained. Well, today he was singing a different tune. In fact, it sounded almost like "Anything Could Happen." "I felt bad," he said on the air, calling the next-day take on his comments a "hatchet job," "because I really do love the show Girls and enjoy it, and I admire the girl who writes it...So I said to [producer Gary Dell'Abate], would you please contact Lena Dunham and please tell her that I would like to explain myself to her on the air and apologize to her because I do love the show and it makes me feel bad that she is getting the impression that I somehow think she's just a talentless little fat chick." "It took me a while to get there," Stern also said, "and all of the sudden I went, 'This show's really really funny. I like it.' I kind of just started liking the show. And I've done a whole 360 on the show and I really admire the girl who writes it, and I actually like when she comes on camera...I'm a superfan now. I really love it. I almost went to the premiere the other night." Well, if he had gone to the premiere, he could have found out right then and there that the very good-natured Dunham (whom we think would make for an excellent Howard Stern Show interview) was actually kinda psyched by his comments. "I did find out that Howard Stern really hates [the show]," Dunham said on the Late Show With David Letterman last week. "I'm a Howard Stern fan and I really think that he has earned the right to free speech and he should just go for it. But he did say something that I thought was so funny that I want to get on my gravestone, where he said, 'Congrats to her, it's so hard for little fat chicks to get anything going these days.' And it put me in the best mood! "I just wanted to be like, my gravestone says, 'She was a little fat chick, but she got it goin'." __________________ "Why is daddy on a magazine with a black thing covering his peepee?"

01-16-2013, 06:05 PM	#3
bullets bang bang Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: in the abstract Posts: 24,998	Re: Howard Stern apologizes to Lena Dunham It's like a publicity stunt.

01-16-2013, 06:16 PM	#4
The Dark Defender Beautiful Bride Join Date: May 2003 Location: Middle Earth Posts: 10,247	Re: Howard Stern apologizes to Lena Dunham She's a disgusting human being and nobody owes her an apology for anything after that mind-numbing ad she did for the election setting women back atleast a century. __________________ Christ turns all of our sunsets into dawns. LOTR > Everything else(except Monica Bellucci) "He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities, the punishment that brought us peace was on Him, and by His wounds we are healed." - Isaiah 53:5 A conservative is a liberal that has been mugged by reality.

01-16-2013, 07:09 PM	#7
I SEE SPIDEY No shizz Sherlock Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: In Superman's arms Posts: 21,619	Re: Howard Stern apologizes to Lena Dunham What did she do an add for Todd Akin or something? I followed the election pretty closely and the only thing I remember being really offended by, female wise, is two or three politicians saying that there was a such a thing as "legitimate rape" and babies conceived by rape being gifts from god. I'd like a link to the thing setting women back that came from a comedian with no power to pass laws. __________________ Come think with us:http://thinkmcflythink.squarespace.com/ KEEP BOSTON IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. Movies get an "A" for being good, not for effort

01-16-2013, 07:22 PM	#8
ЯɘvlveR Racer Cool Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 1,427	Re: Howard Stern apologizes to Lena Dunham yeah, I'd like to know what she did too. __________________ Cavill- Superman Arterton- Wonder Woman Bale- Batman Pine- Green Lantern Gosling- Flash Cooper- Aquaman

01-17-2013, 06:52 PM	#9
bullets bang bang Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: in the abstract Posts: 24,998	Re: Howard Stern apologizes to Lena Dunham I saw the ad , but I still don't understand why it's considered offensive.

01-17-2013, 07:05 PM	#11
Sawyer Officer Friendly Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Doesn't Matter-- City Belongs to the Dead Now Posts: 48,096	Re: Howard Stern apologizes to Lena Dunham I think her show is overrated as all hell, but overall I have no real problem with her. __________________ "Listen, Jenna, I didn't mean to steal your thunder--" My whole life is thunder!

01-17-2013, 07:09 PM	#12
Prison Mike Hype Award Winner Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The Clink Posts: 37,791	Re: Howard Stern apologizes to Lena Dunham I haven't seen the show. I kind of want to now just to check out the buzz... __________________ Michael Scott: You don't call retarded people retards. It's bad taste. You call your friends retards when they're acting retarded.

01-17-2013, 07:12 PM	#13
The Apocalypse Pokeballin' Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 5,750	Re: Howard Stern apologizes to Lena Dunham Why apologize if its true?

01-17-2013, 07:46 PM	#14
I SEE SPIDEY No shizz Sherlock Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: In Superman's arms Posts: 21,619	Re: Howard Stern apologizes to Lena Dunham She doesn't look fat to me, maybe I have a different view of what fat is? Is she thin? No but why should she be? If she's not bothered with what Stern said I don't see why I should. I do think that it's kinda silly how it's always about rather women are visually appealing to men and not about their talents or lack their off. Whocares if you don't find a women to be attractive. Does a man not finding a woman attractive. mean that the woman should just kill herself or lock herself away? __________________ Come think with us:http://thinkmcflythink.squarespace.com/ KEEP BOSTON IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. Movies get an "A" for being good, not for effort Last edited by I SEE SPIDEY; 01-17-2013 at 07:51 PM.

01-17-2013, 08:19 PM	#16
Cosmic Donner Defender Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: California Posts: 3,161	Re: Howard Stern apologizes to Lena Dunham He's a comedian who says and does stupid things on his show to make people react one way or the other. It's not that serious. __________________ Not only can Krypto now talk* like a human, but his powers are far superior to mine! I can no longer be his master!* -Superboy, Adventure Comics #239

01-18-2013, 12:02 PM	#20
Steyin Project Designer, LEED AP Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,876	Re: Howard Stern apologizes to Lena Dunham I have a friend who met her, says she's extremely self centered, egotistical and deserves the hate. __________________ I'm just a kid from Brooklyn My LEGO Gallery

01-21-2013, 11:59 AM	#24
Drizzle The "D" is silent. Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 8,646	Re: Howard Stern apologizes to Lena Dunham She looks like a goblin. __________________ By what right does the wolf judge the lion? VIDEO-CLick to Watch!:

01-21-2013, 12:53 PM	#25
Golgo-13 In ♥ w/ Hayley Atwell Join Date: May 2003 Location: Eating Cadburys Creme Eggs... Posts: 23,075	Re: Howard Stern apologizes to Lena Dunham I think the show is over-rated too. It's ok, but a lot of ppl act like it's the best thing since slice bread. I guess since the shows main characters are women it's filling in the void left by Sex and The City. Howard's apology sounds like someone had a gun to his head as it read it from a piece of paper. She must be connected. __________________ Theatricality and deception are powerful agents to the uninitiated... but we are initiated aren't we Bruce ? Members of the League of shadows..... "Men are born between a woman's legs and spend the rest of their lives trying to get back between them..........WHY? Because there's no place like home!"

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