'It was my own insecurities': Lena Dunham responds to Twitter backlash after she accused Odell Beckham Jr of snubbing her at Met Gala

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Lena Dunham has explained herself after receiving major backlash following comments she made about NY Giants player Odell Beckham Jr.

The Girls star sat next to the NFL athlete at the Met Gala in May and recently claimed that he determined she was 'not the shape of a woman by his standards.' 

She said he was glued to his phone and despite not speaking with him throughout the evening she insists he made her feel like a 'marshmallow' and a 'dog.'

'My story about him was clearly (to me) about my own insecurities as an average-bodied woman at a table of supermodels & athletes,' the 30-year-old actress tweeted on Friday. 

No instant attraction: Lena Dunham opened up about her own experience placed next to Khloe Kardashian's love interest Odell Beckham Jr at this year's Met Gala - admitting she couldn't have been more miserable

And while the feminist didn't exactly apologize to the 23-year-old football player, she added: 'It's not an assumption about who he is or an expectation of sexual attention.'

'It's my sense of humor, which has kept me alive for 30 years,' she quipped.

However the Golden Globe winner took a mild passive aggressive dig at Khloe Kardashian's former love interest when she stated: '@OBJ_3 [Odell Beckham] is talented, stylish, seems super awesome and wasn't into chatting with me at a fancy party.'  

'My own insecurities': But the Girls star took to Twitter on Friday and offered an explanation of her assumptions about the NFL player

'Seems like it would be a lot easier to just say sorry,' @B111S tweeted.

Another tweeter by the username @james_mahaney wrote: 'WOW! If a guy wrote that about a woman you'd be all over him saying how sexist he is. Can you say DOUBLE STANDARD?' 

Attracting the biggest stars of the year, the Met Gala is one of the hottest nights on the celebrity calendar.

'It's my sense of humor': The feminist didn't exactly apologize to the 23-year-old football player but only clarified what she said in the interview

'Odell... wasn't into chatting with me': The Golden Globe winner took a mild passive aggressive dig even during her explanation

Yet landing the golden ticket doesn't necessarily mean a great night out - not least because guests are seated according to a strict table plan.

And the firestorm against Lena began when she opened up about her own experience as she was placed next to Odell at this year's bash - admitting she couldn't have been more miserable. 

'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.'

Talking to Amy Schumer, who she was interviewing for her Lenny Letters series, Lena said the sports star ignored her in favour of his phone. 

'The vibe was very much like, “Do I want to f*** 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.'

Twitter users weren't happy with Lena's comments about the athlete accusing her of being a hypocrite 

'I was like, "This should be called the Metropolitan Museum of Getting Rejected by Athletes."

Schumer was sat opposite Lena,  and didn't have a much better time.

'I left so early,' she admitted.

But Amy had kind words for Lena's outfit.

'You were dressed like a boy, and you looked sexy, and I really appreciated you showing me your tits several times.'  

Twitter users hit back at Lena accusing her of hypocrisy.

Not the best night: Lena with her pals on the red carpet - she didn't enjoy the Met Gala

'If you pay attention to Lena Dunham you're sexualizing her. If you don't pay attention you're shallow and ignoring her,' wrote @MatthewKick.

@ShaunaReporter tweeted 'Dear Lena Dunham: Odell Beckham Jr. didn't owe you his time or attention.'

'Lena Dunham is the epitome of hypocritical sexism. She conjures up dialogues stemming from her own insecurities to put OBJ on blast. Sad,' wrote @michael_boswell. 

Even after Lena's clarification, followers were not so quick to let the actress off the hook. 

Admired: Schumer ewas sat opposite Amy at the bash, and liked her outfit