Lena Dunham is setting the record straight on one of her most infamous photos. The Girls actress spoke to Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live about the viral photo of her awkward kiss with Brad Pitt at the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood premiere. “Well the way the internet read it was I had somehow physically accosted him causing him a great deal of stress,’” she said of the moment with her pal. “I would never force a kiss on Brad Pitt. I respect him far too much as an artist and a friend.”

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The 33-year-old shared that her co-star didn’t mind the encounter. In fact, the Oscar-winning actor and the actress had a special moment following the premiere. “Later that night, because he knew I felt nervous, he took me into a room and we secretly ate pizza, and I told him I like his ring, and he gave it to me. Every time I wear it, something amazing happens.”

Lena and Brad’s relationship has continued to be friendly. The author shared a photo from her birthday party, which the Ad Astra star attended. Adding about the star: “He‘s a truly kind person who can read the room, and I was super nervous because I was around so many idols of mine, and he made me feel pretty cool.“

And if anyone has ever wondered if he’s just as magical in person as he is in the movies, Lena confirmed it. “I think what happened was the best thing that’s maybe ever happened to me. He was doing a scene where he was parking a car, and he’s supposed to get out and look around, and he looked around and saw me at the edge of frame and came over and picked me up and spun me around,” she recalled. “And it was like – it was like in one of those movies where the nerd shows up at the prom and the hottest guy at school is like, ‘Would you care to dance?’”