The following appeared in the Daily Mail:

It seems Lena Dunham started the new year as she means to go on.

The talented all rounder posted an Instagram image of herself slumped on a glittery floor, her underwear on show, as she jokingly played dead.

‘Super sad local news story: girl dies of shock after a confetti cannon erupts several feet away. underwear out. no one mourns,’ wrote the Girls writer, director and star.

Lena lay face down amid the remains of the glitter bomb, wearing a black blazer and a nude-coloured American Apparel body suit.

The 29-year-old had shared regular updates of her antics throughout the evening, as she partied with a group of friends.

One showed her with Girls co-star and longterm friend Jemima Kirke embracing her from behind, grabbing her breasts.