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

Speaking to Variety, the Stranger Things actor has called her critically acclaimed record West End Girl, 'weird.'; 

The album which has lyrics on extramarital activity and emotional manipulation is meant to tell the story of her break-up with Harbour, with a bit orf artistic licence, but he doesn't see it that way. 

He said: 'It was weird. I do believe that it is the privilege of every artist to use their experience to create art, and so I respect her for doing that. I can’t really say that much more, because it’s my private life.'

He added: 'In spite of the fact that a lot of people don’t allow me a private life — I value it. And I also value the lives of the people that I interact with privately. I just won’t speak about that.

'Stories are complex, and that’s why I say I respect her creation of art to channel her experience. It wasn’t my experience.'

Lily previously stressed that her 14-track album, which was written in 10 days last December consists of a 'mixture of fact and fiction', adding that fans shouldn't take the lyrics and their meaning as 'gospel.' 

She and David met on Raya and married in Vegas in 2020, but legally separated in early 2025 after four years of marriage and their divorce proceedings followed shortly after.

West End Girl explores the emotional fallout of the split. Before her marriage to Harbour, Lily was married to builder Sam Cooper from 2011 until their divorce in 2018. 

David revealed he had a breakdown late last year and has been incredibly open about his bipolar disorder in the past. 

He said: 'I had a breakdown. I do suffer from some confusing stuff — it’s confusing as hell. I think a lot of people have a friend or a brother or a co-worker that deals with mental health stuff, and they’re probably pretty confused when that person gets depressed or gets manic or has an episode.

'Under times of extreme stress, that can cause somewhat erratic behavior, and it’s embarrassing, and I’m ashamed of it. It’s not something I choose, and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.'

He added: 'I do feel like, for some of us, our gifts are inextricably linked with our illnesses. To have a nervous system that reacts to the world in a too-delicate way can allow me to have that moment that I love on the swings with Jason [Bateman in “DTF St. Louis]. But it can also force me, in moments of extreme stress, to act a little weird.'

Detailing public opinion in the wake of Lily's album, he said he is simply doing his best. 

He said: 'You can like me, not like me, yell about me — whatever I mean to you. But I’m just going to try to put the best foot forward, and try to put out things, in the midst of all of my difficulties.'

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