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Lena Dunham Celebrates Five Years Sobriety After Rehab

4/17/2026

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Lena Dunham, the actress and author, entered a 28-day rehab in April 2018 for Klonopin addiction, describing it as a needed break after years on Girls.
Dunham celebrated five years of sobriety in 2023.
In promoting Famesick, she recounts a confrontation with co-star Adam Driver.
Dunham says she could leave rehab for the Met Gala.
Her Met Gala dress was searched for contraband on return.

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Lena Dunham, the actress and author, entered a 28-day rehab in April 2018 for Klonopin addiction, describing it as a needed break after years on Girls.
Dunham celebrated five years of sobriety in 2023.
In promoting Famesick, she recounts a confrontation with co-star Adam Driver.
Dunham says she could leave rehab for the Met Gala.
Her Met Gala dress was searched for contraband on return.