Lily Allen quits Twitter after trolls attack her over son's death
Lily Allen has taken a break from Twitter following a barrage of abuse from online trolls over the weekend.
The singer was attacked after revealing she has post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after her son was stillborn at six months in 2010.
Allen's friend Dennis has since taken over her account and is blocking trolls in an effort to stop the abuse.
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The trolls claimed Allen was to blame for the death of her son. "Maybe if you didn’t pump your body full of drugs you wouldn’t have miscarried," read one of the tweets aimed at Allen, which has since been deleted. Allen responded to the remarks with a frank description of the circumstances of her son's death, revealing that she suffers from PTSD following the ordeal.
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The trolling began after Allen replied to a fan who had asked her when her mental health issues began. Allen decided to take a break from Twitter on Saturday. "My timeline is full of the most disgusting, sexist, misogynistic, racist shit. Really, new levels. I'm no masochist so I'll be back x," wrote the singer before signing off.
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Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.
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