How responsible should artists be over their content?
Lily Allenβs new album βWest End Girlβ is an honest account of her separation from David Harbour. She references infidelity in extremely raw, authentic detail, and an inevitable online backlash has ensued. Do artists have any responsibility for the effects their work will have on those they reference?Β βWest End...
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