There are a few things Melissa Joan Hart can’t explain, including a rumor that she has a long-standing grudge against Lena Dunham.
Of course, before this weekend, the former teen star and “Girls” creator had never been mentioned in the same sentence. But according to the entry on Deuxmoi’s blind Instagram account, the two have been “friends” for years.
In an Instagram post shared Friday, Hart shut down the rumors after “several friends” asked her about their rivalry, insisting she’s never met Dunham.
“I’m very confused. We have no ‘beef’ and as far as I can remember we haven’t had the pleasure of meeting,” she wrote alongside screenshots of the couple’s alleged history. “I’m a fan of work To Lena and all she does to support women in our industry and I hope to share a cappuccino sometime.”
A blind article sent to Deuxmoi claimed Hart “has everything” for Dunham, claiming the two are connected because the director’s father was close to the creator of Hart’s former Nickelodeon show, Clarissa Explains It All.
“The drag queens dinner fight was just one piece of the puzzle,” the message reads. “Melissa has a knack for alienating the people in her life: they disappear like magic.”
A second tip from Deuxmoi claimed Hart also dodged questions about Dunham during a recent Instagram Live.
Hart insisted there was no truth behind the speculation, encouraging his followers not to be fooled by “flashy links” that “pretend to give you hot gossip that doesn’t exist”.
“Please be careful not to get caught up in the hateful rhetoric of these sites that promote division and spew nonsense for profit,” he concluded his message alongside the hashtag #MyTedTalk.
Dunham has yet to address the rumors or publicly respond to Hart’s post.
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Dunham is no stranger to backlash, but said earlier this year that she had “respectfully resigned” to being the source of ongoing controversy.
AND, despite the occasional creepy tweethe’s mostly stuck to his word, devoting himself to directorial work, including the medieval film “Catherine Called Birdy” and the comedy “Sharp Stick,” both released this year.
In addition to roles in Lifetime movies, including the upcoming movie “Dirty Little Secret,” Hart has focused primarily on raising her three children with husband Mark Wilkerson. She rose to fame starring in the Nickelodeon sitcom Clarissa Explains It All and Sabrina the Teenage Witch, which celebrated its 25th anniversary last year.
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