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Over the weekend the outspoken singer, who a couple years ago came under fire after apologising to Calais migrants on Britain's behalf and vowing to take in a displaced child, was asked how many refugees she's housed since. Her reply: "None. To be honest I don't think social services would let me take in any refugees with my reputation. If I had a really big house I would but all my bedrooms are occupied with children." In 2016 the 33-year-old became emotional while meeting with a 13-year-old boy from Afghanistan who had risked his life trying to board UK-bound lorries. The teenager had been at the sincedemolished "Jungle" camp for two months.

I don't think social services would let me take in any refugees with my reputation Lily Allen

In the BBC-aired clip, when asked if she'd house an unaccompanied child, she tearfully replied: "100 per cent. Who wouldn't? "These children are being displaced - if there's room for people in my house I'm going to take them in. I think anyone would." At the time critics accused her of crying "crocodile tears" and trying to boost her flagging career, with a former British commander who served in Afghanistan adding: "She clearly does not have any understanding of the situation." The following year the mum-of-two - who has also been branded a champagne socialist - was mocked for going back on her refugee pledge after moaning that she'd be homeless at Christmas because her tenants were refusing to leave her multi-million pound flat at the end of their contract. _________________________________________________________

BBC Lily Allen appears to have backtracked on an earlier comment that she would take in refugee children

SIR Paul McCartney believes a supernatural force formed The Beatles. The rocker says it's no coincidence that he, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr formed their legendary band. "I often think, 'How did The Beatles get together?'" admits the 75-year-old. "Four guys that lived in a city in the north of England but didn't know each other at first. And then gradually, bit by bit, they got to know each other. And then they happened to be good playing together. "I have a very good friend at school who knew John. So he introduced us. But if I didn't happen to know my best friend I wouldn't have known John. I had a bus route that George also shared. So if I hadn't had gotten that bus route I think that there is some kind of magic!" Sir Paul also believes this was behind his iconic song Yesterday. "I dreamed the melody," he revealed. "I woke up one morning and remembered this dream and this beautiful tune was playing it's magic." _________________________________________________________

ROBERT PLANT keeps out of trouble these days because he still has three prescription pills he was given in the 1970s. The Led Zeppelin frontman, who was infamous for his hard partying at the height of the band's fame, says he retains the unusual keepsake of sedative Quaalude - banned in the US for over three decades because of its popularity for recreational use - to remind him of the perils of excess. "The label on the bottle says, 'Robert Plant - for sleeplessness'. It looks like an album cover!" reveals the rocker, who now leads a relatively quiet life. "Three Rorer 714s, from Schwartz pharmacy in LA, and I often think to myself, 'Wow, there they are... poison.'" The former wild man, who turns 70 in August, says he will ring in the landmark birthday with a tame celebration with friends and family. _________________________________________________________

GETTY Uma Thurman and Quentin Tarantino could be due a reunion

SHE recently accused him publicly of "trying to kill her" but Uma Thurman has revealed she is up for working again with film director Quentin Tarantino. The 48-year-old was involved in a car crash which crushed her knees and left her with concussion after Quentin, 55, pushed her into doing a dangerous scene in the 2003 movie Kill Bill. Uma now says: "I understand Quentin and if he wrote a great part and we were both in the right place about it that would be something else. We've had our fights over the years. "When you know someone for as long as I've known him, 25 years of creative collaboration yes, did we have some tragedies take place? Sure. But you can't reduce that type of history and legacy. It would have been reduced to my car accident if I died." Uma, who also collaborated with Quentin on cult classic Pulp Fiction, added: "My capacity to forgive exists and things happen I tried to explain that it was the environment around it that wounded me the most." _________________________________________________________