Lily Allen has taken to Instagram to clarify a few things regarding her adopted puppy. Days after revealing she decided to return her dog after it ate her family’s passports, the British singer slammed the media for taking her quotes out of context and making it seem like she carelessly “dumped” her puppy. She said the situation has gotten so out of hand that it’s led her to receive “abhorrent messages, including death threats” online. Although she reassured fans she’s “ok,” she admitted the past few days have been “tough” on her and her family.
Lily Allen Calls Out Tabloids For “Deliberatly” Distorting The Story About Her Adopted Puppy
The 39-year-old musician shared several notes on her Instagram Story addressing the backlash. “People have been furiously reacting to a deliberately distorted cobbling together of quotes designed to make people angry,” she wrote.
Allen was referring to the various media outlets that quoted a moment from her Miss Me? podcast in which she revealed she was forced to return her adopted puppy after several mishaps. Although she and her family “tried very hard” to train the dog, it was to no avail. The passport incident was just “the straw that broke the camels back.”
“This is the part of the podcast that the tabloids decided not to quote in their articles about me โdumping my puppy,โ” she continued. Due to the misunderstanding, Allen said she’s been receiving “the most disgusting comments” on social media. Some of them have been death threats. While she admitted she wasn’t “surprised” to see her quotes being taken out of context, the situation has still been hard on her and her family.
The singer went on to elaborate on the difficult decision to return her adopted puppy. Allen said she and her family loved their dog, Mary, “very much.” However, shortly after adopting her, they realized she had developed “severe separation anxiety.” As a result, she repeatedly acted out and “couldn’t be left alone” for more than 10 minutes. Allen and her family attempted to help Mary by working with a behavioral specialist and professional trainer. However, after Mary ate her family’s passports, Allen decided Mary would be better off with another family. So, she returned the puppy. Mary was then “rehomed” to someone Allen knew personally.
“We couldn’t meet Mary’s needs and her happiness and welfare were central to us making that decision, as difficult as it was,” Allen explained.
