The People VS Lena Dunham, Defendant

Case No: 2016-0903-5266

Hear Ye, Hear Ye. Now comes before the court of public opinions, the matter of one Lena Dunham, Defendant, a 30 year old white American female from New York City, New York and is currently employed as an actress versus the People for the malicious crime of character assassination, racial stereotyping, bigotry, sexism and reckless endangerment ascribed to one Odell Beckham Junior, a 23 year old black American male from Baton Rouge, Louisiana and currently employed as a wide receiver with the New York Giants for the National football League.

On or about May 2, 2016, a Met Gala function was held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York. Numerous individuals were there from a variety of disciplines ranging music, fashion, theater, film and television, sports, and politics. In attendance was the Defendant and Odell Beckham, Jr. In the course of this gathering, Defendant found herself sitting across Odell Beckham, Jr.

Defendant was not in communication with Odell Beckham, Jr. nor was any attempt made to establish communication with Odell Beckham, Jr. during the course of this event. Defendant proceeded to create conversations in her mind between her and Odell Beckham, Jr.

On or about September 2, 2016, Defendant held an interview with one Amy Schumer, a 36 year old,white American female actress and comic that was conducted on the Lenny Letter, an online feminist newsletter. In this interview, the Defendant began to discuss her experience on the night of the Met Gala. Defendant went on to describe her imaginative interactions with Odell Beckham, Jr. Defendant began to describe the event as follows:

LD: You and I were literally sitting across from each other at the Met Ball, and it was so surreal to get to do that.

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 fuck it? Is it wearing a … yep, it's wearing a tuxedo. I'm going to go back to my cell phone." It was like we were forced to be together, and he literally was scrolling Instagram rather than have to look at a woman in a bow tie. I was like, "This should be called the Metropolitan Museum of Getting Rejected by Athletes."

Defendant has created a situation where she willfully and maliciously maligned Odell Beckham, Jr. by assassinating his character, his image, his self-worth and his humanity with these false statements. Odell Beckham, Jr. never spoke to the Defendant or even acknowledge ever knowing her as a pseudo celebrity.

It is alleged that the Defendant racially stereotype Odell Beckham, Jr. and caused harm to his image based on a preponderance of historical context of white women accusing black males of crimes and wrongdoings.

It is alleged that the Defendant sexualized Odell Beckham, Jr. with her comment about “Do I want to fuck it?” and therefore creating the atmosphere that black men have a propensity for abhorrent sexual behavior.

It is alleged that the Defendant created an air of misogyny based on her statements of “...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.”in reference to her own self-esteem issue of her perception of desirability and if he wasn't interested in her, that makes him a misogynist. The Defendant has no evidence to suggest that she knows what Mr. Beckham, Jr.'s standards are.

It is alleged that the Defendant placed Odell Beckham, Jr. in a precarious position for one or more of the Defendants followers to respond in a nature that make be detrimental to Odell Beckham, Jr. based of the imaginative dialogue and misplaced aggression to Odell Beckham, Jr.

It is alleged that the Defendant maligned all male athletes with her statement of “Metropolitan Museum of Getting Rejected by Athletes” because of her personal issues with her appearance. At no point in the Met Gala event was a derogatory expression made towards the Defendant.

The Defendant is described as a public figure who has used her influence and personality for a number of social issues. The Defendant has 4.8 million followers from a variety of social network platforms (Twitter, Instagram, etc.) The Defendant has a website called Lenny Letter with 400,000 subscribers. The Defendant created a hostile social environment by creating fictitious dialogue against Odell Beckham, Jr. that was scurrilous, defamatory, libelous and slanderous.

Based on the allegations, what say you the People versus Lena Dunham, Guilty or Not Guilty?