Allen puts online row behind her
Singer Lily Allen has accepted an apology and said everyone should “move on” after her latest online spat saw a serving soldier accused of sending her a racist message.
Sniper Lance Corporal Harry Wilson, of the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, posted on social networking site Twitter: “All the best with your new family just seen you bought s*** I meant adopted a child from Africa #hero.”
The singer, who previously suffered two miscarriages, then sent a tweet to the Army, saying: “Do you condone harrywil2010 racist comments? His profile says he is in the British Army. He needs disciplining.”
L/Cpl Wilson’s page was removed from Twitter and the Army began an investigation, but his family said the message had been “taken the wrong way”, claming there was a comma or commas missing, possibly meaning to state: “All the best with your new family just seen you bought, s***, I meant adopted a child from Africa #hero”.
His aunt Shirley Allison told the Scottish Sun: “There is not a racist bone in his body. No way was it meant in a racist way.”
But Allen, who is a regular tweeter under her married namelilyrosecooper, has now told fans: “I have just received some flowers and a handwritten apology from Harry Wilson, which I accept. I hope we can all now move on. Thank you.”
#kot RT @harrywil2010: @lilyrosecooper all the best with your new family just seen you bought shit I meant adopted a child from Africa #hero
— ~¥€$ 🇰🇪🇳🇿 (@oprahoyugi) July 10, 2012
[comment]A re-tweet of the original comment from Lance Corporal Harry Wilson.[/comment]
@BritishArmy do you condone @harrywil2010 racist comments ? his profile says he is in the British Army. He needs disciplining.
— Lily Allen (@lilyallen) July 10, 2012
@lilyrosecooper Thanks for bringing this to our attention, Lily. We do not condone racism. We'll investigate.
— British Army 🇬🇧 (@BritishArmy) July 10, 2012
I have just received some flowers and a hand written apology from Harry Wilson, which I accept. I hope we can all now move on. Thank you.
— Lily Allen (@lilyallen) July 12, 2012
The 'Smile' singer is no stranger to Twitter rows.
Last year she used the micro-blogging site to snub Piers Morgan’s offer to appear on his 'Life Stories' series and she has also clashed online with Cheryl Cole
