HBO 'Girls' Star Lena Dunham Claims Magazine Photoshopped Her Picture But They Deny It

Lena Dunham is not only the creator and star of HBO's award-winning dramedy Girls, but she's also one of the most iconic feminists of current times. Recently, a picture of her was featured on the cover of El Pais' supplement magazine, Tentaciones, and on it she looks considerably slimmer than her usual self -- but when Dunham called them out on the Photoshopped picture, they denied it.

Last Monday, the Golden Globe winner took to Instagram to say that, while she was grateful to the iconic Spanish outlet for putting her on the cover of their supplement magazine, in real life her body doesn't look at all the way it does in the picture they selected.

"Oh hello El Pais! I am genuinely honored to be on your cover and so happy you licensed a pic by @ruvenafanador, who always makes me feel gorgeous," Dunham wrote to her 2.4 million followers on the social network, captioning the photo that appeared on the cover. "BUT this is NOT what my body has ever looked like or will ever look like- the magazine has done more than the average Photoshop. So if you're into what I do, why not be honest with your readers? Much love, Lena."

A photo posted by Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) on Feb 29 2016 at(s) 5:22 PST

However, on an open letter written in Spanish and directed at the actress and author, El Pais said they'd taken the picture from a 2013 photo shoot the actress did for Entertainment Weekly, photographed by Ruven Afanador, which had been previously approved by the photographer and Dunham's publicist -- with no extra retouchings whatsoever.

The European outlet even published the original photo, as posted by Afanador on his official Facebook page, and it becomes clear on the shot that it's the same one the magazine ended up publishing, with no further retouches. It seems like Dunham may have missed the photo's slimming version the first time around.

Dunham took to Instagram again hours later to thank the magazine for the clarification, though insisting the picture had been heavily Photoshopped. Realizing the error wasn't on El Pais, Dunham blamed "society at large" instead as the culprit for the retouched snap.

A photo posted by Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) on Mar 1 2016 at 8:40 PST