Writing for Bloomberg Politics, Dave Weigel writes of how “sensitivity to rape victims might have led to flawed reporting” from the likes of Rolling Stone. He goes on to credit Breitbart News for “doing its own reporting” which in part
Yesterday at 4:11 p.m. ET, Eugene Volokh at the Washington Post’s Volokh Conspiracy blog sharply criticized Time.com’s Eliza Berman for not being “quite fair” — i.e., being quite unfair, given the author’s penchant for understatement — to Breitbart.com’s John Nolte, the reporter who
Eugene Volokh, of the Washington Post blog The Volokh Conspiracy, takes to task a TIME article accusing Breitbart News’ John Nolte of attempting to disprove the claim that Lena Dunham was raped. The TIME piece in question states: Following the
Campus rape has been and continues to be a serious problem in this country despite some relatively good news from the Department of Justice around incidents being on the decline (down 58 percent between 1995 and 2010 – the most
Lena Dunham writes an essay for BuzzFeed responding to the controversy over a passage from her memoir describing a sexual assault during her college years. It has been almost a decade since I was sexually assaulted. It took me a
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter’s Paul Bond, Aaron Minc, attorney for the man Breitbart News calls “Barry One,” says that his client is “looking for something from Miss Dunham,” which almost certainly means a statement or apology of
NEW YORK (AP) — A section from Lena Dunham’s “Not That Kind of Girl” that recounts an alleged assault while she was in college is being changed to make clear that the assailant’s name is a pseudonym. Random House announced
This article was originally published by jonathanturley.org There are two separate controversies this week over rape stories that have been challenged by critics. Both stories involve leading U.S. universities. Unlike the Duke Lacrosse controversy, neither school is accused of wrongdoing. Rolling Stone
The Sundance Film Festival announced its 2015 out-of-competition premieres and documentary premieres sections Monday in Utah. The film premiers will tackle a few subjects that are sure to spark some controversy. This year’s lineup features titles including James Franco’s I
Paul Bond of The Hollywood Reporter landed the first interview with Barry One’s attorney Aaron Minc. Minc told Bond that Random House has agreed to add a disclaimer to future printings of Lena Dunham’s memoir Not That Kind of Girl
Washington Post legal writer Eugene Volokh reacted harshly to the admission from Random House Monday that “Barry” is indeed a pseudonym and that Barry One is not the man identified as a rapist in Dunham’s memoir, Not That Kind of
It has been more than four days since Breitbart News published a detailed investigative report debunking Lena Dunham’s claim in her memoir that, as an Oberlin college student, she had been raped by a mustachioed campus Republican named Barry. Thus
After two months of requests made through his attorney, the man Breitbart News identified as “Barry One” in an investigative report published last week has, at least, been exonerated by Lena Dunham’s publisher, Random House. The publishing giant didn’t apologize. Nor
In an exclusive, The Daily Mail reports that Lena Dunham just swapped out her “modest $500,000 apartment for a $4.8 million condo[.]” The Mail adds in the headline and sub-headline: “(so THAT’S what she spent her $3.7 million book advance
On Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 from 7PM to 10PM EST, Breitbart News Executive Chairman and host Stephen K. Bannon will conduct a number of interviews and talk about the most important news of the week
This story originally appeared at Radar Online: Lena Dunham’s account of being raped as a college student by a conservative named “Barry” has been called into question by Breitbart News, as the outlet’s new report takes to task a number
After Breitbart News’ comprehensive report debunking Lena Dunham’s reported rape at the hands of “campus Republican” Barry, the Washington Post’s Eugene Volokh reported that “Barry One” – the campus Republican tabbed by the media as the probable suspect in the
How could it not be a winning formula? A news anchor’s daughter playing a boy in a LIVE broadcast on the same network where he voices the nightly news….well, it seemingly wasn’t. NBC’s Peter Pan Live aired Thursday night
This article was originally published in the Daily Mail. A media investigation into the allegations of rape featured in Lena Dunham’s recently-released memoir has refuted the claims of sexual assault made by the Girls creator. The writer, actor and director
Slate writer Amanda Marcotte ripped into Breitbart News over an investigative piece published Thursday that calls into question Lena Dunham’s story of being raped as a 19 year-old by a campus Republican named Barry. Responding to a tweet from Bloomberg
What are the odds that Tina Fey, Lena Dunham, and Amy Poehler would all sell the exact same number of books during their debut weeks? Math has never been by strong suit, but the number has to be astronomical. Nonetheless,
Journalists, actors, directors, and one legendary television writer were honored Tuesday night at the PEN Center USA literary awards in Beverly Hills. Director Judd Apatow, “Girls” creator Lena Dunham, and journalist Glenn Greenwald all picked up awards at the 24th
Keira Knightley did something we’re not used to hearing about in Hollywood. The 29-year-old actress posed topless for the August issue of Interview Magazine in protest against photoshop so people could see her in her natural state. The shoot was reportedly a
Lena Dunham put a halt to her international book tour this past weekend after disturbing passages from her new memoir, Not That Kind of Girl, went viral and led to child molestation allegations. Dunham wrote on Twitter that her words, which were
This week, Lena Dunham threatened to sue TruthRevolt.org, a 501(c)3 website I run, for covering her new book, Not That Kind of Girl. More specifically, she threatened to sue us for “millions of dollars,” as well as punitive damages, unless
HOUSTON, Texas — The work of painter Carroll Dunham, father of the “feminist” actress Lena Dunham, may shed light on his daughter’s upbringing. Predominately featured on the painter’s website are countless paintings of women exposing themselves in front of cartoon-like backgrounds. Below are screenshots of Carroll
A year before controversy surrounding her memoirs surfaced, HBO star Lena Dunham posted on Instagram a photo of her sister Grace, then five years old, made up with red lipstick, fake breasts, and bearing the caption, “#tbt that time I
Although Lena Dunham danced half-naked in an MTV “Rock the Vote” PSA last month, the Washington Post reports that Dunham does not practice what she preaches. Although the PSA is meant to encourage and shame young people into voting in
Taylor Swift told David Letterman that Lena Dunham is an empowering woman. It seems that America’s sweetheart, country pop star Taylor Swift, is the latest casualty in the crusade of Lena Dunham and her feminist propaganda. “She’s so empowering,” the
It’s that time of year again! Rock the Vote is taking over the interwebs to deliver what they deem to be a very important message to America’s youth: Lil John, Lena Dunham, Whoopi Goldberg, and the Kardashians — all brilliant scholars in their
According to Lena Dunham’s memoir “Not That Kind of Girl,” the same man who allegedly raped her and hurt two other women is still on the loose. According to our own reporting, Dunham has not volunteered to cooperate with authorities
Daytime TV presenter Judy Finnigan has been forced to apologise after claiming on ITV’s debate programme Loose Women that an act of rape committed by a footballer was “not violent” and “didn’t cause any bodily harm” to his victim who
This past weekend, Lena Dunham posted a photo to her Instagram page where she’s shown cradling an infant wearing a “Wendy Davis” onesie. Dunham’s caption reads: “This is Shay. He’s voting Wendy Davis.” Senator Davis revealed in a memoir recently that she
“Girls” star and creator Lena Dunham has garnered a lot of praise and publicity for her role as a campus sexual assault activist, and yet she has thus far done nothing to protect other women from the man she claims
According to local law enforcement, unless Lena Dunham cooperates with an investigation, nothing can realistically be done to pursue or prosecute the man the “Girls” star and creator claims raped her and might have hurt two other women. Speaking to
In her memoir, “Not That Kind of Girl,” Lena Dunham alleges she was raped by a “mustachioed campus Republican” named Barry and that the incident occurred on property owned by Oberlin College. In a chapter titled “Barry,” the creator of
An Oberlin College official confirmed to Breitbart News that the university is looking into and has made local law enforcement aware of the rape allegations made by Lena Dunham. In her memoir “Not That Kind of Girl,” Lena Dunham, the
Lena Dunham has teamed up with rapper Lil Jon in this exclusive new music video for “Rock the Vote” in which she “turns out” for abortion rights and promotes other issues that will reportedly influence American millennials to vote this
In her just-released memoir “Not That Kind of Girl,” Lena Dunham describes her rape at the hands of a “mustachioed campus Republican” named Barry. In the same chapter she alleges that the following semester she learned that after Barry had
In a lengthy interview with radio shock jock Howard Stern, “Girls” star and creator Lena Dunham spoke about the rape she claims to have experienced at Oberlin College. One point she stressed is her belief that “every guy who crosses
