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Lily Is Logging Off

October 29th, 2009 by Jo Rosenberg

 

So Lily Allen is officially a neo-Luddite.

She’s quit Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and email, ditched her Macbook and BlackBerry and apparently, according to numerous newspaper reports, her only means of communication with the outside world is a home phone and an old mobile.

Putting aside for a moment the underlying message that Lily Allen is to become a recluse, her reason behind such a decision could well be deeper than we’re led to believe.

We all know that the Internet made Lily Allen (in a very real sense) but as a notoriously outspoken and sometimes angry user of social networking sites, has she laid herself bare, torn down every personal barrier and let the world see her for exactly what she is and what she believes in?

In celebrity world this can surely be dangerous. We all love a sense of mystery but with Lily, we’ve seen it, heard it and she’s probably worn a T shirt with it emblazoned across it.

But it works both ways. She’s encouraged opinion and some of it will have undoubtedly been hard to swallow. Random strangers calling you fat, ugly, brattish, vulgar must surely instil a sense of fear… which is likely to lead to silence.

Reports suggest that her boyfriend asked her to choose between him or Twitter, but could this in fact be a shrewd move by her management: “Ditch Twitter, keep your opinions to yourself for a while, be seen to disappear into obscurity, oh and let’s get a press release out …”

As for the effects this may have on her personal life, she’s hardly going to become a recluse. With A-list friends like Kate Moss and Agyness Dean, whilst gigging at some of London’s coolest venues, I very much doubt that her decision to log off will leave her short of party invites.

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5 Responses to “Lily Is Logging Off”

  1. October 29th, 2009 at 11:23 am
    Chris Norton Says:

    Lilly Allen built her entire profile up online before she was famous it is what gave her an edge. I think that the fact she is ditching it now won’t matter because she will be back. Personally, I think this is a bit of PR spin, just like Robbie Williams believes in Aliens.

    I would put money on it that in six months time Lilly will be tweeting away again.

  2. October 29th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
    Stephen Newton Says:

    What are you saying Chris? I believe in aliens.

  3. October 29th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
    Kate O Says:

    When’s her next album due out? I like Lily and I think she is clever and she’s made a good story of doing exactly the opposite of other celebrities.

  4. October 29th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
    Glenn Le Santo Says:

    Believe in aliens?

    I am one…

  5. November 4th, 2009 at 8:37 am
    Fry’s No Twitter Quitter » pr-media-blog.co.uk Says:

    [...] on from my recent blog, Lily is Logging Off, in which I considered the rather cynical reasons why Lily Allen has had enough of the social [...]

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