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Lily Allen Wins Halloween With Madeline Costume After Savage Breakup Song

Lily Allen's album 'West End Girl' debuted at number four in the UK, featuring confessional songs about her split from David Harbour and his alleged three-year affair.

  • Last week, Lily Allen released West End Girl and on Friday, October 31 she attended a Chateau Marmont Halloween party in Los Angeles dressed as Madeline.
  • Stranger Things actor David Harbour is central to the album's backstory, as the 14-track West End Girl draws on Lily Allen's breakup and the song Madeline alludes to an alleged affair.
  • The song Madeline features a voice-note excerpt and lyrics suggesting an emotional connection, while reports say Natalie Tippett has recently been linked to Madeline.
  • David Harbour has not publicly addressed the cheating claims, and sources say Netflix limited his promotion amid negative press while West End Girl debuted at number four with a four-star NME review.
  • Allen maintains the work helped her process the split, entering a treatment centre earlier this year, while critics and insiders called the album a 'vindictive publicity stunt.
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“They say that with time the pain is forgotten. I don’t share that opinion. I remember the pain. What you really forget is love,” wrote Nora Ephron in her book of memories. I don’t remember anything (Books of the Asteroid, 2022). Lily Allen doesn’t just want her pain to be remembered, she also wants it dissected, chanted and turned into a pop show. Because on her album West End Girl does a blatant X-ray to her marriage.

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