Date 16/10/2015 - News People
Actress Lena Dunham was inspired to create a safe space for women with her online newsletter after realizing the Internet was causing her ?true pain.? Lena and her ?Girls? co-executive producer Jenni Konner recently launched the weekly Lenny letter, a female-focused publication which features advice columns, essays and product recommendations. In a new interview with Harper?s Bazaar, Lena admits she was motivated to create the online newsletter after feeling down and frustrated by cyberbullies and body-shamers who littered her social media feeds with negative comments. She says, "I love the Internet because every piece of true pain I?ve experienced as an adult ? with the exception of death in the family and breakups ? has come from it.?
