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“Girls” star Lena Dunham on Friday came to the defense of a pal and producer who was accused of raping a 17-year-old actress.

Dunham and her co-showrunner Jenni Konner took the side of Murray Miller after actress Aurora Perrineau filed a police report against him — claiming she woke up while he was having intercourse with her in 2012.

“While our first instinct is to listen to every woman’s story, our insider knowledge of Murray’s situation makes us confident that sadly this accusation is one of the 3% of assault cases that are misreported every year,” Dunham and Konner wrote in a joint statement.

“It is a true shame to add to that number, as outside of Hollywood women still struggle to be believed. We stand by Murray and this is all we’ll be saying about this issue.”

Miller was 35 at time of the alleged assault.

“He was flirting with me. I told him repeatedly that I was 17 years old,” Perrineau said in the statement to The Wrap.

“At some point, I woke up in Murray’s bed naked. He was on top of me having sexual intercourse with me. At no time did I consent to any sexual contact with Murray.”

Miller has denied the allegations and even accused Perrineau of trying to extort him.

“Mr. Miller categorically and vehemently denies Ms. Perrineau’s outrageous claims,” his lawyer Matthew Walerstein said in a statement to Deadline.

“After being contacted several weeks ago by lawyers who — on Ms. Perrineau’s behalf — sought substantial monetary damages from him, Mr. Miller’s legal team gathered overwhelming evidence directly contradicting these false and offensive claims. Only after her demands for money were rebuffed did Ms. Perrineau go to the police. Mr. Miller looks forward to sharing all evidence and information with any and all authorities seeking the truth in this matter.”