Lena Dunham APOLOGIZES after calling actress who accused Girls writer of rape a LIAR as Rose McGowan blasts Dunham as an 'elitist slut-shamer'

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Rose McGowan blasted Lena Dunham (right) and her co-show runner Jenni Kiner (left) for 'slut-shaming' after they came to the defense of a 'Girls' writer who is accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in 2012

Rose McGowan blasted Lena Dunham for slut-shaming after the Girls actress came to the defense of one of her show's writers who is accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in 2012.

'Lena Dunham, Jenni Konner. Good old-fashioned elitist slut shaming. Way to go,' McGowan tweeted on Saturday evening.

Dunham and her co-show runner Jenni Konner released a joint statement on Friday expressing support for Murray Miller, who is being accused by actress Aurora Perrineau of sexual assault five years ago.  

'While our first instinct is to listen to every woman's story, our insider knowledge of Murray's situation makes us confident that sadly this accusation is one of the 3% of assault cases that are misreported every year,' Dunham and Konner wrote on Friday.

'It is a true shame to add to that number, as outside of Hollywood women still struggle to be believed. We stand by Murray and this is all we'll be saying about this issue.'  

'Lena Dunham, Jenni Konner. Good old-fashioned elitist slut shaming. Way to go,' McGowan tweeted on Saturday evening

The Girls actress issued an apology on Twitter following the backlash, which has since been deleted

On Saturday afternoon, Dunham issued an apology, writing in part on Twitter: 'I naively believed it was important to share my perspective on my friend’s situation as it has transpired behind the scenes over the last few months. I now understand that it was absolutely the wrong time to come forward with such a statement and I am so sorry.

'Every woman who comes forward deserves to be heard, fully and completely, and our relationship to the accused should not be part of the calculation anyone makes when examining her case. Every person and every feminist should be required to hear her.'

Many Twitter users supported McGownan's criticism of Dunham and Konner.

McGowan sent out a slew of other tweets on Saturday showcasing her disdain of Dunham and support of Perrineau

'As long as they refuse to acknowledge sexual assault that doesn't fit their agenda, they are useless to the women's movement. #RosesArmy,' tweeted one.

'I agree..both sides are to blame for protecting their own..never acceptable,' wrote another.

McGowan sent out a slew of other tweets on Saturday showcasing her disdain of Dunham and support of Perrineau.

'I really dislike that this victim, who does not have a platform or voice, is being maligned by those who do,' she wrote.

Later she tweeted: 'Aurora Perrineau I stand with you.'

Dunham has been vocal about her own experience with sexual assault, retelling her story during a gala in 2015 of how she was raped. 

Many Twitter users supported McGownan's criticism of Dunham and Konner

Miller, 40, is best known for his work on Dunham's dramedy vehicle Girls.

'I filed a police report today,' Perrineau told The Wrap earlier Friday. 'I cannot talk about the investigation that is happening currently.'

Miller vehemently denies the allegations, according to The Hollywood Reporter.    

Perrineau, 23, said that the two had met at the Standard Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles during a night out with friends.

Miller (left) vehemently denies the allegations and said that he has proof that the accusations are false. Pictured right: Aurora Perrineau

(Left to right:) Allison Williams, Lena Dunham, Zosia Mamet and Jemima Kirke - cast of HBO's Girls at NYU Skirball Center on February 1, 2017 in New York City

Perrinea told The Wrap that she had 'consumed some alcoholic beverages' that evening, but added that she repeatedly told Miller that she was underage.  

The 'Passengers' and 'Equals' star said that Murray had asked for a ride home at the end of the evening, admitting that 'he was drunk'.

Once she and her friends arrived at his house, she 'felt like I had to go along with everyone else,' according to her statement.  

'At some point, I woke up in Murray's bed naked. He was on top of me having sexual intercourse with me. At no time did I consent to any sexual contact with Murray,' Perrineau's statement added.

Miller allegedly met Perrineau at The Standard Hotel (pictured) in Downtown LA when she and friends were having a night out 

Miller (pictured), 40, is best known for his work on the HBO dramedy Girls, and has produced a number of television projects

Miller has also contributed as a writer for animated series American Dad and King of the Hill 

Soon after news of the allegations broke, creator and writer of Girls, Lena Dunham, sent out a cryptic tweet

Murray, who has also worked on animated series King of the Hill and American Dad, was 35 at the time of the alleged assault.  

Lost star Harold Perrineau is Aurora's father. 

'Lost' star Harold Perrineau (pictured right) is Aurora's father

Sgt. Salvador Rios with the LA Sheriff's Department confirmed that they received a complaint from Perrineau. 

Although the report was filed at West Hollywood station, the LAPD will take the lead on the investigation, Rios added. 

Before releasing her formal statement, Dunham sent out a cryptic tweet seemingly alluding to loyalty just hours after news broke of the allegations.

'I believe in a lot of things but the first tenet of my politics is to hold up the people who have held me up, who have filled my world with love,' Dunham wrote in the post. 

At Variety's Power Of Women event two years ago, Dunham gave a speech that detailed her own brush with sexual assault while she was an undergraduate at Oberlin College. 

'When I was raped, I felt powerless,' she told the star-studded audience. 

Lena - who chronicled her sexual assault in her essay collection Not That Kind Of Girl - shared her rape upon accepting the honor for her work with GEMS, an organization created to serve and empower girls and young women of sexual assault.

Harold Perrineau is best known for his roles in the Matrix movies and staring in the hit ABC show 'Lost'

'Someone who sent me the message that my body was not my own and my choices were meaningless. It took years to recognize my worth was not tied to my assault, the voices telling me I deserved this were phantoms, they were liars,' she said during her speech. 

In the wake of a Hollywood sex abuse scandal centering on disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, Dunham last month also posted a tweet recounting a previous experience with a sexual assailant. 

'Can't sleep remembering that I cried because my rapist passed me in the library and i didn't say hi.' 

Through his attorney, Miller called the allegations categorically false, adding that he has proof of his innocence and will cooperate fully with any police investigation. 

'Mr. Miller categorically and vehemently denies Ms. Perrineau's outrageous claims,' attorney Don Walerstein said in a statement.

'After being contacted several weeks ago by lawyers who—on Ms. Perrineau's behalf—sought substantial monetary damages from him, Mr. Miller's legal team gathered overwhelming evidence directly contradicting these false and offensive claims.

'Only after her demands for money were rebuffed did Ms. Perrineau go to the police. Mr. Miller looks forward to sharing all evidence and information with any and all authorities seeking the truth in this matter.' 

Miller also has acted in small roles in 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' and 'The Five-Year Engagement.'  

Dunham recently shared a tweet about being raped in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein accusations

Perrineau says the alleged incident happened at the Standard Hotel in Downtown LA when she was 17