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Lily Allen has admitted the criticism she recieved for her controversial 'Hard Out Here' video was upsetting, and that she is disappointed more attention was paid to the twerking in the video than her 'Lily Allen has a baggy pussy' balloon sign.
Speaking to Elle magazine, the singer said the backlash from the visuals to her comeback single was "upsetting." The video, which showed Allen dancing with a throng of scantily clad women twerking and dancing provocatively, was dubbed "anti-feminist" and even racist by critics.
"That upset me," she revealed. "I've taken my clothes off, I do shake me a**e when I'm dancing at a club. I'm not ashamed of it. It's more the notion that I don't have to do that, because I've got other things going for me. It's not about thinking those things are shameful in any way. We all do them. We enjoy them... I don't look down on anybody..."
"I understand people will have their point of view and will interpret things in the way they want to... But it was upsetting to get some of that feedback," she continued. "I felt like I was being brave doing the (balloons) thing, and that got lost. That was meant to be the feminist moment."
Watch the video for 'Hard Out Here' below:
Allen has since aired her second single, 'Air Balloon', in the lead up to the release of her third album, her first since 2009's It's Not Me, It's You.
Allen has also announced that she'll be joining the line-up of City Rocks - a one-off concert in support of children's charity Coram. Allen will join Maverick Sabre and Sophie Ellis Baxter at the charity concert, which takes place at the Royal Albert Hall on 1 April. More information at the charity's website. For more information visit Gigwise Gig Tickets.
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