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To be a bit stunned by Lily Allen’s new album

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AngeloMysterioso · 24/10/2025 11:33

Oooofff. I mean it might as well be called Fuck You David Harbour, You Cheating Bastard. Safe to say she’s set a new bar for diaristic songwriting. I feel so sad for her, I know she’s not everyone’s favourite person but it’s always been clear that all she wanted was to love and be loved and she seemed so happy with him- he popped up on her podcast with Miquita Oliver a few times and seemed so genuine in the way he spoke about her… for it to all collapse in such spectacularly public and hideous fashion must have been awful to endure, so I don’t blame her for working through it by going back to what she does best but still… blimey. I feel like I’ve been spying in their bedroom or something after listening to it!

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fortinbra · 26/10/2025 15:48

jonnybriggswasgreat · 26/10/2025 15:45

Of course in some cases there will be some messed up things that come with being the children of a celebrity, but why, as a parent, would you willingly add to the list?

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Indeed - that will be a question for her to answer. To her children.

fortinbra · 26/10/2025 15:46

FourNaanJeremy · 26/10/2025 15:43

Well, that’s my point. LA chooses to share all of this personal stuff (at the expense of anyone else’s wishes). People may then form a negative impression of her behaviour and character.

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Yes, they may.

jonnybriggswasgreat · 26/10/2025 15:45

fortinbra · 26/10/2025 15:32

It won't have been, I'm sure there are many messed up things about being the child of a popstar whose life has been splashed allover the tabloids for years. Hopefully she will have prepared them for the album coming out.

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Of course in some cases there will be some messed up things that come with being the children of a celebrity, but why, as a parent, would you willingly add to the list?

fortinbra · 26/10/2025 15:45

IHaveAlwaysLivedintheCastle · 26/10/2025 15:43

Actually any punter. Especially punters who try and prettify prostitution by calling it "sex work"

Poor Lily Allen was so damaged she was forced to use "sex workers" is one of the daftest things I've read on M.

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I did not say being damaged means she is not responsible for her actions.

fortinbra · 26/10/2025 15:44

EmeraldShamrock000 · 26/10/2025 15:42

I agree, she has been vile to many people around her. She is not a sweet little person who made bad decisions and who is taking advantage of.
She is an adult and a parent who will say anything to stay in the media.

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I didn't say she was sweet. I didn't say I liked her. I didn't say being damaged was an excuse for doing bad things. This is all projection.

IHaveAlwaysLivedintheCastle · 26/10/2025 15:43

Thegrassroots26 · 26/10/2025 15:39

I feel like she is prepared to die on the hill of ‘Lily is vile’.

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Actually any punter. Especially punters who try and prettify prostitution by calling it "sex work"

Poor Lily Allen was so damaged she was forced to use "sex workers" is one of the daftest things I've read on M.

FourNaanJeremy · 26/10/2025 15:43

fortinbra · 26/10/2025 15:36

The only person entitled to feel outraged is Gallagher's wife - honestly what business is it of yours? It's not like the title of LA's album is 'perfect person'. Who cares?

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Well, that’s my point. LA chooses to share all of this personal stuff (at the expense of anyone else’s wishes). People may then form a negative impression of her behaviour and character.

EmeraldShamrock000 · 26/10/2025 15:42

IHaveAlwaysLivedintheCastle · 26/10/2025 15:35

You know what a woman who was addicted to substances, cheats on partners and sleeps with 'sex workers' (not a term I like as it sanitises the reality of prostitution) is? Damaged and full of self loathing. Damaged people do things that sometimes hurt other people.

Excuses, excuses, excuses. She's a grown up woman. Her behaviour was vile.

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I agree, she has been vile to many people around her. She is not a sweet little person who made bad decisions and who is taking advantage of.
She is an adult and a parent who will say anything to stay in the media.

fortinbra · 26/10/2025 15:42

IHaveAlwaysLivedintheCastle · 26/10/2025 15:41

Lily Allen had time and money to sort out her problems.

Anyone who uses prostitutes is vile. I have nothing but contempt for punters, male or female. Her being "damaged" is no excuse for being a punter.

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Ok she is officially in the box marked 'vile'. So don't listen to her music?!

fortinbra · 26/10/2025 15:41

jonnybriggswasgreat · 26/10/2025 15:39

Anyone is entitled to feel what they feel. Get over yourself.

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Why do you care she had an affair? It might shock you how many people do!

IHaveAlwaysLivedintheCastle · 26/10/2025 15:41

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Lily Allen had time and money to sort out her problems.

Anyone who uses prostitutes is vile. I have nothing but contempt for punters, male or female. Her being "damaged" is no excuse for being a punter.

jonnybriggswasgreat · 26/10/2025 15:39

fortinbra · 26/10/2025 15:36

The only person entitled to feel outraged is Gallagher's wife - honestly what business is it of yours? It's not like the title of LA's album is 'perfect person'. Who cares?

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Anyone is entitled to feel what they feel. Get over yourself.

Thegrassroots26 · 26/10/2025 15:39

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I feel like she is prepared to die on the hill of ‘Lily is vile’.

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fortinbra · 26/10/2025 15:36

FourNaanJeremy · 26/10/2025 15:32

Didn’t she write in a book that she’d shagged Liam Gallagher while he was married? Was his wife happy about that being out in the public for all to gawk at and gossip about? Or do other people’s feelings not matter because poor Lily is damaged?

Sorry, my heart just doesn’t bleed for her.

The only person entitled to feel outraged is Gallagher's wife - honestly what business is it of yours? It's not like the title of LA's album is 'perfect person'. Who cares?

IHaveAlwaysLivedintheCastle · 26/10/2025 15:35

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You know what a woman who was addicted to substances, cheats on partners and sleeps with 'sex workers' (not a term I like as it sanitises the reality of prostitution) is? Damaged and full of self loathing. Damaged people do things that sometimes hurt other people.

Excuses, excuses, excuses. She's a grown up woman. Her behaviour was vile.

fortinbra · 26/10/2025 15:32

jonnybriggswasgreat · 26/10/2025 06:54

It’s all P.R to sell her album, isn’t it? These ‘revelations’ won’t damage him. It’s her kids who I feel sorry for. All these tawdry stories… I can’t imagine it would have been enjoyable at the school playground in the days after it emerged that mummy used sex workers.

It won't have been, I'm sure there are many messed up things about being the child of a popstar whose life has been splashed allover the tabloids for years. Hopefully she will have prepared them for the album coming out.

FourNaanJeremy · 26/10/2025 15:32

Didn’t she write in a book that she’d shagged Liam Gallagher while he was married? Was his wife happy about that being out in the public for all to gawk at and gossip about? Or do other people’s feelings not matter because poor Lily is damaged?

Sorry, my heart just doesn’t bleed for her.

fortinbra · 26/10/2025 15:23

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Thatsnotmynamee · 26/10/2025 15:22

Marinade · 26/10/2025 15:09

I've read the entire thread, and honestly, the story about onion throwing Jude Law is unsurpassable.

Agreed! Unforgettable onion story.

Re. the album, I've become hooked on Pussy Palace. So catchy (and tricky to not sing snippets of under my breath while looking after the kids 😬). And Beg for Me, heartbreaking. Also, as a recovering addict, I found Relapse incredibly sad/difficult

fortinbra · 26/10/2025 15:16

Wimin123 · 26/10/2025 06:50

Yes that was awful - using abortion as contraception was very poor role modelling and casually laughing about it was abhorrent

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I think she was laughing at the fact she's not a good 'role model'

fortinbra · 26/10/2025 15:11

WeeGeeBored · 26/10/2025 09:01

I think she was laughing at herself, not the abortions. So the opprobrium expressed towards her on here is probably nothing compared to that she has for herself.

I just don’t see the cold flippant character that some on here see. I see someone more self deprecating and her album demonstrates that.

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Totally this

Marinade · 26/10/2025 15:09

I've read the entire thread, and honestly, the story about onion throwing Jude Law is unsurpassable.

FourNaanJeremy · 26/10/2025 14:38

I’ve listened to the album and in my opinion it’s bland and uninspired. A poor man’s Lemonade. But then I’ve never liked the type of gormless talk-singing that Lily Allen made her brand.

I also happen to think she is a vile person and always have done.

Thatsnotmynamee · 26/10/2025 13:39

Oldwmn · 26/10/2025 12:37

I'm a bit stunned that anyone is remotely interested in the intimate lives of showbiz folk.

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You are much better than us numpties clearly 😂

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