Lena Dunham Hugs Brad Pitt at Her Birthday Party Celebrating Her Sobriety: 'Best Day Ever'

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Lena Dunham Hugs Brad Pitt at Her Birthday Party Celebrating Her Sobriety: 'Best Day Ever'

Lena Dunham finally threw a big party to celebrate her birthday — and Brad Pitt showed up!

The actress and writer posted a lengthy Instagram caption on Monday showing off the pictures from her 33rd birthday party over the weekend. In the post, the former Girls star revealed that she had often canceled parties in the past because she didn’t feel secure enough to make the day all about herself.

“But this year is different,” Dunham wrote. “This year I’m… wait for it… happy. And so grateful for where I am, who I am, and everyone who has helped me on my journey to health & sobriety. 32 was good to me, and for 33 I wanted to say a big old thank you.”

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Dunham hosted the party in benefit of Friendly House, which is “the first recovery home for women in the United States.” The actress opened up about her year-long sobriety earlier this year, saying on Instagram, “Today I’m in the miraculous position of being one year sober. I’ve done a lot of cool things in this life, but none has brought me the peace, joy and lasting connections that being part of a sober fellowship has (not even all girls camp.)”

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I may own a birthday bitch hat, but IRL I’m no big birthday bitch. For someone who loves both attention and presents, I’ve sure cancelled a lotta bday parties at the last minute (a special sorry to @mattpolf who had already hired a crafting teacher last year, and @lesleyarfin who was ready to DJ in 2011.) I used to think there was something a bit unseemly about an adult leaning into their birthday, until I realized I was actually just jealous of the confidence and self-love it takes to say “it’s my day, people!” I often felt I was making up for some original sin and that the nicest thing I could do for others on my birthday was make myself as unobtrusive as possible (it never worked and I usually either barfed or cried.) But this year is different. This year I’m... wait for it... happy. And so grateful for where I am, who I am, and everyone who has helped me on my journey to health & sobriety. 32 was good to me, and for 33 I wanted to say a big old thank you. So I hosted a Spring fundraiser for @friendlyhousela (the first recovery home for women in the United States) in LA last week. It was the best day ever and @anniecampbell literally brought a Pinterest board to life!!! And today, rather than presents, I’d love for you to donate to Friendly House, which is dedicated to helping women navigate the journey through addiction to recovery. It’s a journey I know first hand can only be attempted with love and support, which is why I have started a scholarship fund for women who are determined to recover but don’t have the financial means to begin. Go to the link in my bio to donate. Thank you to everyone who came out to support last week; you melt my heart. Thank you for the birthday wishes. And a special thank you to those of you who donate. It brings me such joy to think of how together we can directly affect so many women who have forgotten that they matter. Let’s remind them! Lots of LOVE xo

A post shared by Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) on May 13, 2019 at 12:43pm PDT

Pitt and Dunham starred together in Quentin Tarantino’s latest movie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The movie is having its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next week and hits theaters July 26.

The movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio, 44, as actor Rick Dalton, while Pitt, 55, plays his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth. The two are struggling with a changing Hollywood landscape at the height of hippy Hollywood, all exemplified by Dalton’s next door neighbor Sharon Tate, played by Margot Robbie, 28.

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The movie, set to come out two weeks before the 50th anniversary of the Manson family murders, also features Damon Harriman as Charles Manson. Tate was 8 months pregnant with director Roman Polanski’s child when she was brutally murdered by members of the Manson family, along with 4 others, on August 8, 1969.

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