LILY Allen has finally broken her silence over the backlash she received over returning an adopted rescue dog. The singer admitted that she received death threats after she confessed that the canine ‘ ate her kids’ passports . Lily, 39, previously made a candid confession about the situation on her Miss Me? podcast.

She revealed: "We actually did adopt a dog already, but then it ate my passport and so I took her back to the home. "She ate all three of our passports and they had our visas in. “And I cannot tell you how much money it cost me to get everything replaced, because it was in Covid and so it was just an absolute logistical nightmare.

"And because the father of my children lives in England , I couldn't take them back to see their dad for like four months, five months, because this f***ing dog had eaten the passports." Since then, Lily has received much criticism from dog-loving fans for her actions. Now, the singer has opened up about the abuse that she has faced by writing an essay on social media, where she addressed the controversy.

She wrote: "I've received some really abhorrent messages including death threats, some of the most disgusting comments have been all over my social media channels. "I'm ok but it has been a really tough few days." But the Hard Out Here star wanted to set the record straight herself for her fans online.

Writing a long essay on her Instagram story, she explained: "We rescued our puppy Mary from a shelter in NY and we loved her very .