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Lily Allen's Amy attack

Aug 20, 2007, 11:20 GMT

Lily Allen performs at the Concert for Diana at Wembley Stadium in London, July 1, 2007. Allen was detained at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday for five hours, searched and had her U.S. working visa revoked. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

Lily Allen took a swipe at pop rival Amy Winehouse during a festival performance yesterday (19.08.07).

The British pop star mockingly toasted the troubled singer - who entered rehab last week after collapsing from an alleged cocktail of ecstasy, cocaine, ketamine and alcohol - during her V-Festival set in Chelmsford.

Lily poured herself a shot of Jagermeister, a 70 percent proof liqueur, and raised her glass, saying: "It's the end of the weekend, you have got to have a drink. Here's to Amy Winehouse... ha!"

The 22-year-old singer also took another veiled dig at shockingly thin Amy - who is reportedly addicted to heroin - when she attacked skinny celebrities.

Introducing her song 'Everything's Just Wonderful', she said: "All these skinny girls in the magazines, 'Look at me, look at me' - heroin addicts!

"You are not that skinny unless you have an eating disorder or a drug habit."

Lily - who has scrapped her US tour after her visa was revoked at Los Angeles airport earlier this month - also insisted she is glad she has been banned from the US, because she can spend more time with her lover DJ Seb Chew.

She said: "I couldn't care less if I never go to America again. I would rather be with my man. I've been banned from America. That's nice. Oh well, that means I can't go back there. Good."

The 'Smile' singer then added in an American twang: "I'm going to dedicate this to the US. Obviously I'm really sad I can't do my US tour. Shame on you, the US Immigration Service."

Lily also branded US President George Bush a "f***ing ****" during her earlier V-Festival set in Stafford on Saturday (18.08.07).

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