{"id":667601,"date":"2026-05-13T22:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T22:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/667601\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T22:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T22:24:10","slug":"lena-dunhams-40th-birthday-dinner-looked-so-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/667601\/","title":{"rendered":"Lena Dunham\u2019s 40th-Birthday Dinner Looked So Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photos: Getty Images\n <\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Lena Dunham<\/a> celebrated her 40th birthday a day early with a star-studded dinner at Via Carota in the West Village. To celebrate the big day, America\u2019s favorite memoirist<\/a> convened a truly fabulous group to dine with her at the celebrity hot spot, one that included Emily Ratajkowski, Andrew Rannells, and Taylor Swift<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also on the guest list? Dunham\u2019s husband, Luis Felber; Swift\u2019s best friend, Ashley Avignone; and Ratajkowski\u2019s boyfriend, director Romain Gavras.<\/p>\n

On his Instagram Story, Rannells posted a selfie Dunham took and captioned it, \u201cThank you for taking this picture so I can seem cool for the kids.\u201d The several Swift fan accounts that reposted the image (sadly) cropped out his statement of gratitude. What we do see is the evening\u2019s seating chart, which had Rannells next to the birthday girl (brag) and Swift sitting in between him and Ratajkowski.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcf8| Taylor Swift with friends at a restaurant yesterday! pic.twitter.com\/t7iyGrRfiE<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) May 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Side note: Swift wearing an all-white outfit to an Italian restaurant? I must salute her bravery.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfa5| Taylor and Ashley leaving the restaurant with a big crowd of cheers.<\/p>\n

Taylor was out celebrating Lena Dunham\u2019s birthday. pic.twitter.com\/DqR6H93Aci<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Taylor Swift Updates \ud83d\udc8e (@swifferupdates) May 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

By the time dinner wrapped up, word had clearly spread that Swift was at the restaurant; the gang exited to a swarm of screaming Swift fans. The Swifties were treated not just to a glimpse of the singer, but of Dunham exiting<\/a> wearing a \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d tiara and carrying a pink lava lamp. Who do we think got that for her? My guess is EmRata.<\/p>\n

Overall, this seems like a really fabulous dinner with a bunch of people who are down to have a couple cocktails and really start gabbing. I hope, as a gift to Dunham, they all went around the table and said what their favorite part of her memoir Famesick was. (I bet Swift was moved by Dunham\u2019s relationship with Nora Ephron.)<\/p>\n

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