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\n\t\tLily Allen has publicly addressed claims of a smear campaign targeting her (Picture: John Rainford\/Cover Images)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tLily Allen has publicly addressed claims of a smear campaign targeting her (Picture: John Rainford\/Cover Images)<\/p>\n
Lily Allen<\/a> has responded to a social media<\/a> claim that there is a sudden \u2018smear campaign\u2019 against her online.<\/p>\n The music artist, 40, has been the talk of the town in recent months after dropping a tell-all album, West End Girl, exposing what happened behind-the-scenes in her marriage with ex David Harbour<\/a>, 50.<\/p>\n Her explicit songs explored themes around cheating, sex addiction and toxic dynamics within their relationship, which came to a volatile end just a handful of years after their Las Vegas wedding in 2020.<\/p>\n The 45-minute musical odyssey marked a chart-storming return for the Smile singer, seven years after her last release, and she has now embarked on a sold-out visual tour spanning the UK, Ireland, the US, Australia<\/a> and New Zealand.<\/p>\n The string of highly anticipated live shows kicked off in Glasgow earlier this week in a one-woman spectacle <\/a>that left fans divided. Some were left dismayed that it solely featured her latest album in a tight 45-minute set.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, others have praised the bold visual direction of the show, which included set pieces and multiple outfit changes.<\/p>\n \t\t \t\t The launch of her tour has coincided with an increase in social media vitriol, however, which hasn\u2019t escaped the notice of her or her fans.<\/p>\n \u2018The way this smear campaign against Lily Allen came out of nowhere,\u2019 X user heroinchictwink wrote.<\/p>\n To which the Price Tag hitmaker replied: \u2018Oh it\u2019s coming from somewhere, but we move!\u2019 and then replying to her own post with the follow-up \u2018Bots<\/p>\n One aspect of her show that has garnered both positive and negative attention is a dress made up of receipts for items<\/a> the Stranger Things<\/a> star brought for other women.<\/p>\n During her song\u00a04chanStan she lists the receipts she found in his drawer, including for a luxury handbag from Bergdorf. At the same time on stage she unravelled the receipt-patterened green fabric.<\/p>\n \t\t The sudden wave of online backlash has included people accusing her of \u2018lacking self-awareness\u2019, her show an \u2018unacceptable length\u2019and even going so far as to say they \u2018understood\u2019 why her former husband would need to see other women while with the mother-of-two.<\/p>\n Others have bound to her defence, however.<\/p>\n \u2018I\u2019m not a fan of this Lily Allen slander that\u2019s my mother,\u2019 Bellabestia wrote.<\/p>\n \u2018Why is everyone pretending to have opinions about Lily Allen,\u2019 another user Speedy questioned.<\/p>\n Some have pointed to her controversial past <\/a>as a reason why the artist may be receiving criticism, including her accusations of cheating in her first marriage to Sam Cooper resurfacing.<\/p>\n \t\t Other actions she\u2019s been called out for include dressing up as a gynaecologist called Dr Luke for Halloween in 2014, shortly after Kesha accused the music producer of sexually assaulting her.<\/p>\n Lastly, actress Zoe Kravitz has accused the singer of \u2018attacking her\u2019 after she recounted the pair had kissed in her memoir.<\/p>\n The sudden influx of interest in the West End star after her album reached stratospheric heights has led to renewed scrutiny of her problematic past.<\/p>\n As for her show, Metro\u2019s four-star review warned that those expecting a concert will be \u2018left disappointed\u2019, but you will be treated to a theatrical rendition of her album instead.<\/p>\n \u2018She hunches over a bed and writhes in pain during Relapse, a song about wanting to feel numb after her relationship breakdown by using drugs and alcohol, and she acts out the opening track\u2019s\u00a0phone<\/a>\u00a0call detailing Harbour\u2019s\u00a0desire to have an open marriage<\/a>\u00a0so convincingly that her voice trembles in sorrow,\u2019 the review reads.<\/p>\n Got a story?<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"Lily](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SEI_287928506-3959-e1772739970816.jpg\")
\n\t\tHer tell-all album about the end of her marriage with David Harbour is now a stage tour (Picture: GC Images)<\/p>\n![\"Oh](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SEI_288001033-8fdf.jpg\")
\n\t\tHer tour \u2013 which has raked in mixed reviews \u2013 has coincided with a wave of hate on social media (Picture: X\/Lily Allen)<\/p>\n![\"Lily](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SEI_287921619-26e1.jpg\")
\n\t\tEven moments from her show, like the receipts dress, are receiving online backlash (Picture: X\/PopCrave)<\/p>\n![\"Lily](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SEI_286212616-8e3e.jpg\")
\n\t\tThere have been some hating on her, some defending her, and others discussing problematic moments from her past (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n
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