Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDavid Harbour has publicly commented for the first time on his ex-wife Lily Allen's album West End Girl, released last fall, which details their marriage breakdown. Harbour, 51, told Variety that the album was "weird" but respected Allen's artistic right to use her experiences, while emphasizing his need for privacy regarding their relationship. He stated that "stories are complex" and the album represented Allen's experience, not his, declining to respond to specific claims made within the music. Allen, 41, described the album as a "mixture of fact and fiction" covering themes like cheating and gaslighting, open relationships and sex addiction.Harbour also revealed he suffered a nervous breakdown last December, causing him to miss Stranger Things celebrations, and spoke about his struggles with mental health. In fullDavid Harbour finally responds to ex Lily Allen’s scathing breakup albumThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

In a wide-ranging Variety cover star, David Harbour breaks his silence on Lily Allen's 'West End Girl,' the 'Stranger Things 5' ending and more.

Stranger Things actor makes first public comments about his ex’s revealing hit album which tracks the dissolution of a relationship

David Harbour has finally given his verdict on ex-wife Lily Allen's break-up album.

Harbour has spoken publicly for the first time since Allen’s album was released last fall

David Harbour has had his say on ex-wife Lily Allen's 'fact and fiction' new album which described the pair's marriage breakdown

DAVID Harbour komentirao je album bivše supruge Lily Allen, inspiriran njihovim prekidom.

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Tras meses de silencio, el actor se pronunció sobre las canciones que expusieron los aspectos más oscuros del final de su matrimonio

“Stories are complex,” he told Variety, “And that’s why I say I respect her creation of art to channel her experience. It wasn’t my experience.

“Stories are complex,” he told Variety, “And that’s why I say I respect her creation of art to channel her experience. It wasn’t my experience.

The UK pop star’s 2025 album West End Girl painted a most unflattering picture of her ‘open relationship’ with the Stranger Things actor.

El actor reveló, además, que no participó de los festejos de fin de rodaje de Stranger Things porque en ese momento estaba atravesando una “crisis nerviosa”

David Harbour has finally responded to ex Lily Allen's _West End Girl_ album, stating that while he respects artistic expression, the narrative portrayed wasn't my experience.

David Harbour breaks silence on ex-wife Lily Allen's new album

El actor, que ha acabado su etapa de Jim Hopper en ‘Stranger Things’ y ha brillado en su papel de Floyd Smernitch en ‘DTF St. Louis’, da su versión en ‘Variety’ sobre la polémica…

Lily Allen has made a public appearance in a stunning mesh dress as her ex husband David Harbour calls her album West End Girl, which charted the downfall of their relationship,…

Earlier this week, the Stranger Things actor cast a shadow of doubt over Lily's critically acclaimed album West End Girl, which chronicled the end of their relationship.