Lily Allen Spills Tea on Liam Gallagher: From Plane Romp to Concert Confessions!
Lily Allen Spills Tea on Liam Gallagher and the Patriarchy
In a jaw-dropping new interview with Perfect Magazine, Lily Allen unleashed her sharp tongue and offered some scathing commentary on the music industry's treatment of women. The 40-year-old singer, who has just released her latest album West End Girl, took aim at male artists like Liam Gallagher, accusing them of getting away with minimal effort while touring.
Allen, known for her candid views, was talking about her experiences as a female performer when she brought up the Oasis star. "That's the patriarchy at work," she declared. "I went to see Oasis play on Sunday night and I thought it was f*ing great. I love Oasis. Noel is a fantastic songwriter and I enjoyed every minute of it."
However, Allen couldn't help but contrast her experience with that of Lady Gaga, whom she saw perform the next night at the O2 Arena. "It's like night and day," she exclaimed. "You have to justify your existence as a woman in this industry, whereas men get away with doing nothing and still selling tickets."
She singled out Gallagher for particular criticism, saying: "Liam can just sing a song and go 'Nice one' afterwards and do nothing with his entire body and people go f*ing mental. If Lady Gaga got up on stage and just sang her songs without any dancing, people would be outraged!"
But Allen's comments were not just limited to Gallagher's performance skills. She also brought up their infamous "mile high club" romp on a plane in 2009. The singer revealed that she and the Oasis star had a secret tryst in the toilet after getting "hammered" together, and then headed back to his hotel room.
Allen wrote about the encounter in her 2018 autobiography My Thoughts Exactly, where she described how Gallagher begged her never to reveal their fling, citing his marriage to All Saints singer Nicole Appleton at the time. However, Nicole discovered the truth six months later, and Allen was asked by Liam to lie to his wife.
The drama surrounding Gallagher's personal life is well-documented. After splitting from Patsy Kensit in 2000, he married Nicole in 2008, but they divorced six years later after a series of infidelities were exposed. It turned out that Gallagher had fathered a child with American journalist Liza Ghorbani while still married to Nicole.
Their son Gene, who has followed in his parents' musical footsteps, was born in 2010. Oasis split in 2009, but the brothers have recently reunited for a highly successful world tour. Despite their reunion, Noel Gallagher has spoken publicly about how he and Liam have been estranged since the breakup of the band.
Lily Allen's comments on the patriarchy may have sparked controversy, but they are not without merit. As she pointed out, women in the music industry are often expected to perform multiple roles: singer, dancer, actress, and sex symbol all rolled into one. Men, on the other hand, can coast on their charisma and talent alone.
It's clear that Allen is still reeling from her own experiences in the industry, but she's also using her platform to speak out against the systemic injustices that women face every day. Whether or not you agree with her views, one thing is certain: Lily Allen is never going to be silenced anytime soon.
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