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Lena Dunham Won’t Star in New Netflix Series Due to Body Shaming

Lena Dunham opened up about her decision to not star in her Netflix series ‘Too Much’ and to exit the live action ‘Polly Pocket’ movie

Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Lena Dunham is taking a step away from several projects — including her upcoming Netflix series Too Much — to avoid unwanted commentary on her body. Dunham, who co-created Too Much with her husband, Luis Felber, clarified that it wasn’t a difficult decision to cast Megan Stalter as the lead role since she knew she “wanted” her from the start. However, Dunham confessed that after facing public scrutiny over her appearance while starring on her hit show, Girls, which aired for six seasons on HBO, that she didn’t want to put herself front and center.

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