Odell Beckham Jr brushes off row with Lena Dunham over Met Gala

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NY Giant seemed nonplussed when asked about row with Lena Dunham
Beckham, 23, said: 'I never want any problems with anybody in the world'
Last week Dunham accused the athlete of judging her worth as a woman after he allegedly ignored her at the Met Gala
The Girls star was accused of double standards and has since apologized

Published: 18:16 EST, 7 September 2016 | Updated: 00:13 EST, 8 September 2016

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Odell Beckham Jr has dismissed the row with Lena Dunham following the Met Gala, saying: 'I never want any problems with anybody'

It has been almost a week since Lena Dunham accused Odell Beckham Jr of making her feel like a 'dog' after allegedly ignoring her at the Met Gala.

For the first time the NY Giants star has spoken out over the row, saying simply: 'I never want any problems with anybody in the world.'

Dunham, 30, star of TV series Girls, faced a fierce backlash after calling out Beckham, 23, for using his phone rather than talking to her at the gala, saying he judged that she was 'not the shape of a woman by his standards.'

Speaking to Complex while at the launch of his clothing line, Beckham added: 'I don't have enough information to speak on it. We'll see what happens from there.'

The wide receiver was appearing on GQ's Manhattan rooftop in order to launca clothing collection designed with David Helwani of twenty tees, sold exclusively at Bloomingdales under the name of 12 x twenty.

Beckham also appeared at the US Open on Monday in the wake of Dunham's comments, though appeared unfazed by the furor they had caused.

Instead he looked the vision of cool as he settled in to catch the action at Queens, saving his remarks for the sport action rather than the gossip surrounding him.

Dunham, an outspoken feminist, faced cries of double standards after she put the Giants wide receiver on blast for not talking to her during the gala, one of Hollywood's swankiest annual events.

Beckham appeared the image of cool as he appeared at the US Open on Monday, apparently unaware of the controversy surrounding Dunham's comments

Beckham did not address Dunham's comments as he appeared earlier this week, likely focusing his attention on the Giants first game against Dallas on Sunday

Speaking to Amy Schumer for her Lenny Letters series, the actress said: '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.'

But social media users took her to task for her choice of words, with Twitter user @james_mahaney writing : '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?'

Meanwhile Matthew Kick added: 'If you pay attention to Lena Dunham you're sexualizing her. If you don't pay attention you're ignoring her.'

Dunham was accused of double standards after accusing Beckham Jr of judging her value as a woman after he ignored he at the Met Gala (pictured)

Shauna Stuart said bluntly: 'Dear Lena Dunham: Odell Beckham Jr didn't owe you his time or attention.'

On Friday Dunham rowed back on her comments in a series of tweets in which she blamed her own insecurities and 'narcissistic assumptions' for her remarks.

In the face of yet more Twitter backlash, she issued a full and frank apology on Saturday, writing: 'I owe Odell Beckham Jr an apology.

'Despite my moments of bravado, I struggle at industry events (and in life) with the sense that I don’t rep a certain standard of beauty and so when I show up to the Met Ball surrounded by models and swan-like actresses it’s hard not to feel like a sack of flaming garbage.

'This felt especially intense with a handsome athlete as my dinner companion and a bunch of women I was sure he’d rather be seated with.

The Girls writer has since apologized after a Twitter backlash in which she was accused of holding double standards

'But I went ahead and projected these insecurities and made totally narcissistic assumptions about what he was thinking, then presented those assumptions as facts.

'I feel terrible about it. Because after listening to lots of valid criticism, I see how unfair it is to ascribe misogynistic thoughts to someone I don’t know AT ALL.

'Like, we have never met, I have no idea the kind of day he’s having or what his truth is.

'But most importantly, I would never intentionally contribute to a long and often violent history of the over-sexualization of black male bodies- as well as false accusations by white women towards black men.

'I’m so sorry, particularly to OBJ, who has every right to be on his cell phone. The fact is I don’t know about his state of mind (I don’t know a lot of things) and I shouldn’t have acted like I did. Much love and thanks, Lena.'