{"id":641991,"date":"2026-05-14T04:46:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T04:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/641991\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T04:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T04:46:08","slug":"lena-dunham-marks-40th-birthday-in-nyc-taylor-swift-emily-ratajkowski-more-gather-together-to-celebrate-just-jared-celebrity-news-and-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/641991\/","title":{"rendered":"Lena Dunham Marks 40th Birthday in NYC: Taylor Swift, Emily Ratajkowski &#038; More Gather Together to Celebrate &#8211; Just Jared &#8211; Celebrity News and Gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lena-dunham-birthday-celebration-788x444.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lena Dunham birthday celebration\" decoding=\"sync\" loading=\"eager\"   fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Credit: Backgrid\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>It looks like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/lena-dunham\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lena Dunham<\/a> had a birthday celebration last night in New York City!<\/p>\n<p>The 40-year-old Girls star was seen leaving Via Carota on Tuesday evening (May 12) in Manhattan\u2019s West Village neighborhood. Based on the photos, it seems as if someone might\u2019ve bought Lena a lava lamp as a gift!<\/p>\n<p>Also seen exiting the famed restaurant were Lena\u2018s husband <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/luis-felber\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luis Felber<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/taylor-swift\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Swift<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/emily-ratajkowski\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emily Ratajkowski<\/a>, and Emily\u2018s boyfriend, director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/romain-gavras\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Romain Gavras<\/a>. See all of the photos of the celebs leaving the site in the gallery below.<\/p>\n<p>A fun fact about Via Carota: Taylor famously lived on Cornelia Street many years ago and the restaurant is just blocks away.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lena-dunham-birthday-dinner-12-1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lena-dunham-birthday-dinner-12-1-788x1203.jpg\" alt=\"Lena Dunham leaving her birthday dinner photo\" class=\"wp-image-2209669\"   data-mwl-img-id=\"2209669\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lena turns 40 years old today. Happy birthday! <\/p>\n<p>We have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/12\/taylor-swift-is-bridal-ready-in-white-dress-for-dinner-with-bff-ashley-avignone\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lots of other photos of Taylor Swift arriving<\/a> to the restaurant with her bestie.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lena-dunham-birthday-dinner-06.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lena-dunham-birthday-dinner-06-788x1182.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2209668\"   data-mwl-img-id=\"2209668\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Browse through the gallery to see more pics from the birthday celebration\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/candid-photos\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Candid Photos<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/emily-ratajkowski\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emily Ratajkowski<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/lena-dunham\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lena Dunham<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/luis-felber\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luis Felber<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/romain-gavras\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Romain Gavras<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/taylor-swift\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Swift<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Backgrid It looks like Lena Dunham had a birthday celebration last night in New York City! 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