Lena Dunham: one part actor, one part writer, and one part social justice warrior.

Known just as much for her stance on feminism as she is her role in the television industry, Lena is generally no stranger to making waves, and doing it well.

But this time, people simply aren't having it.

In a move which has forced her to reconsider her own response to personal insecurities, Lena has apologised to New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. for projecting her own issues on to him.

In a passage for her newsletter, Lena recalled meeting the athlete at the Met Gala, writing: "I was sitting next to Odell Beckham Jr., and it was so amazing because it was like he looked at me and he determined I was not the shape of a woman by his standards."

"He was like, “That’s a marshmallow. That’s a child. That’s a dog.” It wasn’t mean—he just seemed confused. The vibe was very much like, “Do I want to f*ck it? Is it wearing a … yep, it’s wearing a tuxedo. I’m going to go back to my cell phone," Lena wrote.

While some lauded Lena for highlighting a supposed phenomenon between women and men who don't find them attractive, others called Lena out on using Odell as a vehicle to push her agenda.

And with the benefit of hindsight, it sounds like Lena is actually with them on this one.

Taking to Instagram to issue apology to the athlete at the weekend, she wrote: "I owe Odell Beckham Jr an apology."

 

I owe Odell Beckham Jr an apology. Despite my moments of bravado, I struggle at industry events (and in life) with the sense that I don't rep a certain standard of beauty and so when I show up to the Met Ball surrounded by models and swan-like actresses it's hard not to feel like a sack of flaming garbage. This felt especially intense with a handsome athlete as my dinner companion and a bunch of women I was sure he'd rather be seated with. But I went ahead and projected these insecurities and made totally narcissistic assumptions about what he was thinking, then presented those assumptions as facts. I feel terrible about it. Because after listening to lots of valid criticism, I see how unfair it is to ascribe misogynistic thoughts to someone I don't know AT ALL. Like, we have never met, I have no idea the kind of day he's having or what his truth is. But most importantly, I would never intentionally contribute to a long and often violent history of the over-sexualization of black male bodies- as well as false accusations by white women towards black men. I'm so sorry, particularly to OBJ, who has every right to be on his cell phone. The fact is I don't know about his state of mind (I don't know a lot of things) and I shouldn't have acted like I did. Much love and thanks, Lena

A photo posted by Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) on Sep 3, 2016 at 11:12am PDT

"Despite my moments of bravado, I struggle at industry events (and in life) with the sense that I don’t rep a certain standard of beauty and so when I show up to the Met Ball surrounded by models and swan-like actresses it’s hard not to feel like a sack of flaming garbage."

"But I went ahead and projected these insecurities and made totally narcissistic assumptions about what he was thinking, then presented those assumptions as facts," she admitted.

Acknowledging accusations levelled at her, she added: "I would never intentionally contribute to a long and often violent history of the over-sexualization of black male bodies—as well as false accusations by white women towards black men."

"The fact is, I don’t know (I don’t know a lot of things) and I shouldn’t have acted like I did," she finished in a post which has been liked over 24,000 times.

Unfortunately for Lena, not everyone is impressed by the post with some suggesting the star didn't even write it herself and others admitting that they're tired of her rhetoric.

Whatever about Instagram, we wonder if Odell has accepted Lena's apology…