The real “Madeline” is speaking out after Lily Allen alluded to estranged husband David Harbour’s affair in her album West End Girl.
In the bombshell album, which was released on October 24, Allen chronicles that late 2024 downfall of her marriage to the Stranger Things actor, whom she wed in 2020, and hints that jealousy, infidelity, and a poorly-defined open marriage led to their split.
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In a song titled “Madeline,” Allen sings about an “arrangement” with her partner to sleep with other people but makes it clear that their rules were broken when her partner began a sexual relationship with a woman named Madeline. “We had an arrangement / Be discreet and don’t be blatant / And there had to be payment / It had to be with strangers / But you’re not a stranger, Madeline,” she sings.
After the track was released, a woman came forward claiming she had a fling with Harbour, 50, during his marriage to Allen, 40.
Who Is Madeline From Lily Allen’s Album?
Madeline is allegedly written about Natalie Tippett, a 34-year-old costume designer from New Orleans, who had a sexual relationship with Harbour before his separation from Allen.
Tippett came forward in an interview with the Daily Mail, saying, “Of course I’ve heard the song.” Tippett seemingly met Harbour while working as a costume designer on the set of Netflix film We Have a Ghost, which was filmed in 2021 in New Orleans, where Tippett lives. Their fling allegedly began soon after meeting and continued back home after filming wrapped.
Tippett made her message to Allen and her fans clear, telling the Daily Mail that she was reluctant to go into details about her relationship with Harbour. “I have a family and things to protect. I have a two-and-a-half-year-old daughter, and I understand this is going on,” she said. “It’s a little bit scary for me.”
The outro of “Madeline” appears to recount a text message from the woman Allen’s partner was sleeping with. “I hate that you’re in so much pain right now,” Allen sings. “I really don’t wanna be the cause of any upset / He told me that you were aware this was going on and that he had your full consent / If he’s lying about that, then please let me know / Because I have my own feelings about dishonesty / Lies are not something that I wanna get caught up in / You can reach out to me any time, by the way / If you need any more details or you just need to vent or anything / Love and light, Madeline.”
When asked about the lyrics, Tippett said that she doesn’t “feel comfortable talking about it at the moment.”
Upon her album release, Allen said in a statement that “the record is a mixture of fact and fiction.” When asked specifically about Madeline, who is also mentioned in her song “Tennis,” Allen told The Times that she’s a “fictional character” and confirmed that she’s a “construct of others.”
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