'I just think everyone has to do it their way,' the 'Girls' star/creator says of Swift who faced backlash on social media for 'not speaking up' during last year's presidential election.
- Feb 16, 2017
AceShowbiz - Lena Dunham has come to Taylor Swift's defense after the singer received backlash on social media for "not speaking up" during last year's presidential election. The "New Romantics" singer was branded an opportunist as she barely expressed her thoughts on the election, but sent out a tweet in support of Women's March on Washington last month.
Defending her pal, Dunham told Rolling Stone, "I just think everyone has to do it their way." She added, "When I was lesser known, I was like, 'Who could not share their opinion?' Then I found out that when you talk about politics, people straight up tweet you the floor plan of your house and say they're coming to your house. You have to f**king watch it because people are nuts."
The "Girls" star/creator went on saying that she admired Swift's self-composure as a public figure. "She's been in the public eye since she was 15. I felt young when my career started and I was 23, 24," she shared, before recalling, "When I met her, she was newly 22, and she was a f**king seasoned pro at this stuff."
"Watching the way that she understands the vicissitudes of the cycle, and she just keeps making her work, - that's just really impressive to me," the 30-year-old actress said, before concluding, "People who understand how to protect themselves but aren't so beaten down that they can't be creative - that to me is the greatest."
