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Lily Allen Explains Festival Comments
August 20th, 2007
British singer Lily Allen has come under fire for her performance at Britain’s V Festival last Saturday (August 18), where she allegedly called US President George W Bush a "c**t" and toasted Amy Winehouse with a shot of Jagermeister. The singer has explained her actions saying, "If didn’t say anything you all might believe the rubbish your being fed."
Allen’s performance at the weekend’s festival, held in Staffordshire, has been dubbed a "foul-mouthed tirade" and an "outburst", with MTV UK quoting her calling Bush a "f***ing c**t" and saying, "I’ve been banned from America. That’s nice. Oh well, that means I can’t go back there. Good."
In a posting on her official Myspace, the 22-year-old explained her comments:
"hello all
v festival was great, thanks to everybody who came ,
i just want all my fans to know this ,
I have called george bush a c**t at pretty much every show i have played over the past year, that is because I think he is one and i stand by that . You can make up your own mind as to whether you agree with me or not, thats just how i feel. Just because i hate george bush doesnt mean I hate america , quite the opposite, I think the US is a great place and I am really sad that I cant be there for my commitments scheduled for the near future. what i said about George Bush this weekend bears no relation to what happened a couple of weeks ago with my visa , that is an issue with the US immigration service. I just wanted to let you all know that my "foul mouthed tirade" so widely reported over the past couple of days is actually pretty rehearsed and i’ve been saying it long before all this visa issue.
also me raising a drink to Amy, was just that, showing my support for her. I’ve been around enough substance abuse and alcoholism to know that it’s a serious matter, and not to be taken lightly.
im sorry, i wanted to write this because i felt like if i didn’t say anything you all might believe the rubbish your being fed.
Lily"
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