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The Age
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
What we can learn from Lily Allen's apology to Katy Perry
After journeying to space for 11 minutes on the all-female Blue Origin flight in April, Katy Perry was quickly brought back down to earth. Olivia Munn called the flight 'gluttonous', Emily Ratajkowski said it was 'beyond parody', and Olivia Wilde jeered at its 'meme-ability'. Several stars were quick to judge the singer and her Blue Origin crew, but only one was willing to apologise for the pain their words may have caused. Singer-songwriter Lily Allen described the space flight as 'so out of touch' in an episode of her podcast, Miss Me. However, she later softened her stance. 'There was actually no need for me to bring her name into it, and it was my own internalised misogyny,' said Allen on the April 28 episode of the podcast. 'It was just completely unnecessary to pile on with [the others]. I disagree with what it was that they did, but she wasn't the only person that did it. I'm just sorry. I would have been hurt if it had been me and someone in my industry used me and my name, and I saw that, and I'm sorry.' Many other celebrities have made public apologies before Allen – Justin Timberlake, Tiger Woods, Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis just to name a few. But not every apology is created equal. This is because there's an art to saying sorry. Here's how to master it. What's the point in apologising? 'I'm sorry' are two of the most healing words in the English language, says clinical psychologist and author of Why Won't You Apologize?, Dr Harriet Lerner.
Sydney Morning Herald
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
What we can learn from Lily Allen's apology to Katy Perry
After journeying to space for 11 minutes on the all-female Blue Origin flight in April, Katy Perry was quickly brought back down to earth. Olivia Munn called the flight 'gluttonous', Emily Ratajkowski said it was 'beyond parody', and Olivia Wilde jeered at its 'meme-ability'. Several stars were quick to judge the singer and her Blue Origin crew, but only one was willing to apologise for the pain their words may have caused. Singer-songwriter Lily Allen described the space flight as 'so out of touch' in an episode of her podcast, Miss Me. However, she later softened her stance. 'There was actually no need for me to bring her name into it, and it was my own internalised misogyny,' said Allen on the April 28 episode of the podcast. 'It was just completely unnecessary to pile on with [the others]. I disagree with what it was that they did, but she wasn't the only person that did it. I'm just sorry. I would have been hurt if it had been me and someone in my industry used me and my name, and I saw that, and I'm sorry.' Many other celebrities have made public apologies before Allen – Justin Timberlake, Tiger Woods, Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis just to name a few. But not every apology is created equal. This is because there's an art to saying sorry. Here's how to master it. What's the point in apologising? 'I'm sorry' are two of the most healing words in the English language, says clinical psychologist and author of Why Won't You Apologize?, Dr Harriet Lerner.
