Lily Allen responds to her latest backlash

[Kimmo 77,223]

 

Full Statement:

Spoiler

"We tried very hard and for a very long time but the passports were the straw that broke the camels back"

This is the part of the podcast that the tabloids decided not to quote in their articles about me "dumping my puppy"

People have been furiously reacting to a deliberately distorted cobbling together of quotes designed to make people angry and as a result, I've received some really abhorrent messages including death threats, some of the most disgusting comments have been all over my social media channels, and i'm really not surprised because this is exactly what those articles are designed to do.

I'm ok but it has been a really tough few days that has impacted me and my family.

We rescued our puppy Mary from a shelter in NY and we loved her very much, BUT she developed pretty severe separation anxiety and would act out in all manner of ways. She couldn't be left alone for more than 10 mins, she had 3 long walks a day 2 by us and 1 with a local dog walker and several other dogs, we worked with the shelter that we rescued her from and they referred us to a behavioral specialist and a professional trainer, it was a volunteer from the shelter who would come and dog sit her when we were away, and after many months and much deliberation everyone was in agreement that our home wasn't the best fit for Mary. 

The person that she was rehomed with was known to us and that rehoming happened within 24 hours of her being returned. We couldn't meet Mary's needs and her happiness and welfare were central to us making that decision, as difficult as it was.

I've had rescue dogs pretty consistently throughout my life since I was 4 years old, I'm pretty good at ascertaining a dogs needs, I have never been accused of mistreating an animal, and I've found this whole week very distressing.

Please stop acting on clickbait articles when you haven't done your due diligence, I know that people sending horrible messages hadn't listened to the podcast but had been reading the Mail Online and the follow up articles and videos that followed, I could tell by the language they were using exactly what their sources were.

It is distortion, and all you are doing by engaging with these stories is making more money for people who profit from sewing division and tearing us all apart. In the same way that misinformed people acted on distorted propaganda that led to the racially driven xenophobic riots we've seen recently in the UK, it's just all so toxic and I know that we can do better.

 

[HelloHangoverz 10,205]

[OliviaRodrigoStan 2,750]

Ok gurl, it does sounds less cruel with the full story, I will admit .

[malzejar 2,081]

"Latest backlash" she is pulling a Katy Perry 

[Elohim 1,282]

Sis, welcome to cancel culture, just go hide under a rock for a few weeks and you will be fine.

[Future Lovers 6,003]

Maybe I’m the crazy one but is realizing you are not capable of caring for an animal and rehoming it instead of keeping it and making it’s life miserable (or worse, just dumping it outside) not the humane, correct option here? 

[Didymus 33,703]

People were actually sending her messages about this? Pathetic.

[RainingOnMe 7,233]

Proof that people need something to be mad about.

[Cameltoe Chariot 12,972]

Nothing irritates me more than the hysterics people default to about stuff like this. The dog wasn’t a good match so she took the appropriate steps to re-home with the original rescue group involved. This is much better than the dog remaining in a home that isn’t a good match for her.

Anyone upset by this needs to grow the f*ck up and realize that the alternatives were MUCH worse. The fact that Lily is getting flack for this is insane to me.

[bpmMonkey 3,148]

40 minutes ago, Elohim said:

Sis, welcome to cancel culture, just go hide under a rock for a few weeks and you will be fine.

The press is coming for her for almost 20 years now.. got to a point where they painted her as the worst person on earth so there was little to no report on an home intrusion, because they didn’t give any room for sympathy towards her

[Cameltoe Chariot 12,972]

30 minutes ago, Future Lovers said:

Maybe I’m the crazy one but is realizing you are not capable of caring for an animal and rehoming it instead of keeping it and making it’s life miserable (or worse, just dumping it outside) not the humane, correct option here? 

Nah you’re right, but like a lot of hot button issues people will cosplay outrage and make sure to get a jab in that everyone can see so they get an ego stroke for having the “correct stance” on something.

Absolute brain rot behaviour.

[holy scheisse 21,172]

1 hour ago, Kimmo said:

I'm ok but it has been a really tough few days that has impacted me and my family.

What a fcking dramatic statement omg  log off the internet maam 

[Plastic Flower 3,107]

I get it. But how is anyone supposed to know that? They way the story was told initially wasn't a very good look. Anyway, I'm glad this happened then and I hope Mary is doing well.

[Elohim 1,282]

14 minutes ago, bpmMonkey said:

The press is coming for her for almost 20 years now.. got to a point where they painted her as the worst person on earth so there was little to no report on an home intrusion, because they didn’t give any room for sympathy towards her

She has kind of a problematic attitude, I get it, but come on.. also on this site people went berserk on her.

we get it, it’s not a good thing to return a dog back to a shelter, but the amount of drama surrounding this topic is unbelievably stupid.

[ALGAYDO 28,149]

My favorite thing about this whole “controversy” is reading the replies of people pretending to be mad at her over this whole issue lol