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Robbie Griffiths

Lily Allen: I’ve moved from singing to acting due to ‘political climate’ and fear of backlash

Lily Allen says she has mostly given up music for acting as she struggles with criticism in today’s “political climate”.

“I still write songs with some sort of frequency, but the elephant in the room is that the political climate is really difficult at the moment for creative output,” Allen, right, told Australian media. She added that she feels “stifled” writing songs and posting on social media, particularly now that she is sober and doesn’t have alcohol to help feel less “exposed”.

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