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“Blue dot fever”: Lily Allen dresses up as Ticketmaster unsold seat map for Halloween

10.31

Lily Allen has poked fun at the ticket sales controversy surrounding her recent US tour by dressing up as a Ticketmaster seating map full of unsold tickets for Halloween.

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