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I don't really like the way that journalism works in the UK anyway it's all about getting the most shocking thing out of somebody and kind of twisting people's words, which isn't really journalism, as far as I'm concerned.
Lily Allen
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Lily Allen
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: May 2
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Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper
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