Soldier apologises to Allen for racist tweet

Lily Allen has received an apology from the British soldier who sent her a racially abusive message on twitter.

Thu, 12 Jul, 2012 - 17:35

Lily Allen has received an apology from the British soldier who sent her a racially abusive message on twitter.

The 'Not Fair' singer reported 20-year-old Harry Wilson to his army bosses after he tweeted her a message reading "just seen you bought s*** I meant adopted a child from Africa (sic)."

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