Lily Allen says record label 'failed to act' on sexual assault claim

Lily Allen has said that her record label has not taken any action after she accused an industry figure of sexual assault.

The singer, 34, alleged in her memoir that the man assaulted her when she fell asleep in his hotel room after she got “smashed” at a party.

Allen told The Next Episode podcast that she spoke to a Warner Music boss last year about the alleged attack, which she said took place on a work trip to the Caribbean in 2016.

“I had been at a party. He was in a position of responsibility. He’d got me out of this party and decided he wanted to take me back to my hotel.

“We got to my hotel. I couldn’t find my room keys. So he was like: ‘Well, why don’t you sleep in my bed while I go and get the keys?’ or whatever.

“So I passed out in his bed… The next thing I knew, I woke up and he was in my bed naked slapping my bum.”

Allen said the man was trying to have sex with her, and she added: “I recoiled and I got up out of the bed and I screamed.”

She said of the alleged incident: “I’d never given any indication that I did want that.”

Allen said: “I’d made a decision that I didn’t want to go to the police, that I didn’t want to make a fuss and I wanted to keep it quiet. But I did want to protect myself.”

She told podcast host Miquita Oliver: “I do feel like my career has been f***** with as a result of talking about this stuff, for sure. I really do.”

Allen said she “went out for dinner with one of the label bosses” at Warner Music after the allegation was revealed in her book, who said “he had no idea” about it until the publication of the memoir.

When asked by Oliver: “Did he say, ‘Now that we know, boy, are we going to do something about it?'” Allen replied: “No.”

Allen then said it was not until women started coming forward with allegations of sexual abuse within the film industry, that she decided to share her experience in her memoir, My Thoughts Exactly, which was published on September 2018.

The label said in a statement to the podcast: "These allegations from 2016 are appalling.

“We take accusations of sexual misconduct extremely seriously and investigate claims that are raised with us.”

When contacted by Standard Online, they added: "We're very focused on enforcing our Code of Conduct and providing a safe and professional environment at all times".

Standard Online has contacted Warner Music for further comment.

Allen has been signed to the label since 2013, although she's currently working on her last album for them.