Overview
- On November 1, Allen posted a Halloween look as 'Madeline'—the figure referenced in her new album—framing the costume as a pointed dig in a TikTok and at a Los Angeles party.
- West End Girl, released October 24, features lyrics alleging breaches of an open-marriage arrangement and a 'double life,' though Allen has described the project as autofiction that uses poetic licence.
- Press coverage identified 'Madeline' as costume designer Natalie Tippett, who told the Mail on Sunday she has heard the song and is concerned for her family's safety and privacy.
- A newly published Esquire interview conducted in September shows Harbour reflecting on 'pain, slip-ups and mistakes' and saying he would change 'either everything or nothing,' without directly rebutting specific claims.
- Allen filed for divorce in September, and Harbour was photographed spending time with her daughters shortly after the album's release, underscoring the personal fallout surrounding the split.