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Taylor Swift Joins Lena Dunham’s 40th Birthday Dinner in West Village

An Instagram post confirmed a tight-knit circle with deep personal-plus-professional ties.

Overview

  • Swift joined a small group at Via Carota in the West Village on Tuesday, May 12, a dinner captured in Andrew Rannells’s Instagram photo.
  • The image and reports identify Swift, Dunham, Rannells, Emily Ratajkowski, Romain Gavras, and Dunham’s husband Luis Felber at the table.
  • Dunham’s April memoir, Famesick, praised Swift and described a friendship that dates back more than a decade.
  • The guest list also reflects work links, with Ratajkowski starring in Dunham’s 2025 Netflix series Too Much and Rannells a longtime collaborator.
  • Media write-ups noted renewed fan chatter about a possible Swift–Travis Kelce wedding, which remains unverified.