When she's not spending time with her new boyfriend this week, Lily Allen is busy doing damage control for her latest screw up.
A self-professed Britney Spears fan, Lily thought it would be fun to cover Britney's hit 'Womanizer' this month.
Only the innocent gesture kinda backfired after Mark Ronson aired the track on his weekly New York show last Friday - instigating peopel to spread the single accross the web.
And, given that Lily didn't consult either her own or Britey's lawyers about the remix, her label is pissed at her again.
So, naturally - she's taking to her myspace to provide a full excuse explanation:
'Some of you may be wondering why I covered Womanizer -
simple really, I love Britney and I love the song. It wasn't my
intention for it to have whizzed round the world like it has. Mark
Ronson asked me for something no one had heard to play on his radio
show, and
Womanizer was the only song I had as an attachment on my Blackberry,
and I couldn't get home to send him anything else in time.
I had asked him to talk all over it so it wouldn't get ripped, but he
didn't. Thanks Mark - for getting me in serious trouble with my record
company.'
Ah, the joys of having a scapegoat. Lucky Mark!
Click any image to enjoy photos of Lily looking surprisingly carefree in London yesterday...
Lily Allen was spotted looking svelte and smiley while out on a date with her new boyfriend Robertson Furze at Scott's restaurant in Mayfair, London.
The struggling pop star is finally putting ex-boyfriend Ed Simons (and his booty calls) behind her - and has jumped back into a relationship...literally. A source tells The Sun:
'Lily has been through a tough time this year. She split from
Ed only weeks after they lost their baby and she has been feeling incredibly
down about it...She has known Robbie for years and he was there when things went wrong with
Ed. She moved in with him a few weeks ago and they have been sharing a bed. It
started off innocently but they are doing more than just cuddling now.'
The newborn baby was spotted in the arms of Gwen Stefani today, who was determined to brave the unusually stormy weather for the sake of Christmas.
Wearing red painted lips and matching fingernails, the mommy took Zuma, Kingston
and the nanny for a shopping spree down Rodeo and Beverly Drives before
meeting dad Gavin Rossdale for lunch.
Do you suppose Kingsotn gave Zuma a lesson on what real winter is like?
Hugh Hefner is nursing his wounds over a sudden split with Holly Madison, and during a 'Mr. Playboy' book signing yesterday, he reveals the secret to how he's doing it.
'The real answer to that is sitting over here,' the pinup kingpin said,
pointing to his female harim. 'These two lovely twins walked into my
life and nothing's been the same since.'
The double-take Hugh's referring to are Kristina and Karissa Shannon - who are joined by a third girlfriend, Crystal Harris. But while Hugh is on cloud nine, his replacement ladies seem to be floating on a different wave altogether. As in, the text wave. Check out the sad scene:
Guess the days of Holly, Bridget and Kendra gazing lovingly at Hef are over!
Here's Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony staging a united front while out to dinner at Luau Restaurant in Beverly Hills last night - a rare occasion for the spouses these days.
J-Lo raised eyebrows last week when she attendedThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button premiere sans Marc - or wedding ring.
And from what insiders tell Us Magazine, the gesture isn't to be taken lightly.
'Nothing Jennifer does is without purpose,' one source said. Which is to say: after four years of marriage, J-Lo and Marc's marriage mighta maxxed out.
First off, Marc is crazy controlling, going so far as to monitor his wife's phone calls and wardrobe choices. Yes, he's to blame for her skirts getting longer and her famous booty staying hidden.
On top of that, he never wants to take care of the kids:
'With him, it's almost like, "Ugh, they're crying again?'
He's a convenient excuse to blame for her wrecked career:
'Jennifer looked around and said, "This is my life now? I'm a Long
Island housewife?" She hates that everything she worked
for went down the tubes.'
And, finally, J-Lo's best friend can't stand Marc, who's been talkin' poo when his wifey's not around. Us reports:
'One night after their
tense family Thanksgiving in which the couple "didn't sit together,"
Anthony hit NYC hotspots Bungalow 8 and Marquee, where he was spotted
with his hand on a woman's thigh and overheard complaining about his
wife to a group of women, "telling them, 'She's making me miserable,'"
a source says.
His club spree didn't stop there: The next night, he was photographed by TMZ partying sans wedding band with pal Eva Longoria Parker and Russell Crowe in Las Vegas.'
So basically, we've got two people who never wear their wedding rings, kinda hate each other, and have two newborn 10-month-old twins. Awesome!
Last night on the Late Show With David Letterman, Tom Cruise read the top ten crazy things people say about him.
Highlights included 'I believe all emotional and psychological disorders can be cured with Vicks Vapo Rub' and 'I'm a power mad ego maniac who's completely insulated from reality - oh wait, that's Letterman.' Really??
Enjoy photos of Tom leaving the Ed Sullivan Theater after his Letterman stint below...
