Joan Rivers slams Lena Dunham: Her appearance tells girls 'it's OK' to 'stay fat'

Joan Rivers slams Lena Dunham: Her appearance tells girls &#039;it&#039;s OK&#039; to &#039;stay fat&#039;

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last updated 8 January 2015

The normally shy and reserved Joan Rivers ridiculed Girls creator Lena Dunham's weight, saying her appearance promotes unhealthy habits. The comedienne made the comments on Howard Stern's radio show this morning.

During the interview, Rivers lashed out at Dunham's fashion choices, asking, "How could she wear dresses above the knee?" Stern rebuffed her comments, saying Dunham promotes body acceptance.

"But that's wrong!" Rivers snapped back. "You're sending a message out to people saying, 'It's OK! Stay fat! Get diabetes. Everybody die.'"

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"This is the ultimate in concern-trolling," writes Dan D'Addario at Salon. He blasted Rivers' "predictable drumbeat" of lambasting young actresses weights as a tiresome attempt to stay relevant. Click on over to Salon for the rest.

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Jordan Valinsky is the lead writer for Speed Reads. Before joining The Week, he wrote for New York Observer's tech blog, Betabeat, and tracked the intersection between popular culture and the internet for The Daily Dot. He graduated with a degree in online journalism from Ohio University.