Lily Allen has waded into the controversy surrounding Honey G, saying the X Factor contestant is “offensive”.
Allen said the aspiring rap artist – real name Anna Glifford – is “so wrong on so many levels”.
Speaking to Annie Mac on BBC Radio One she said: “As far as I can tell she is a white lady that dresses up in Ali G, Goldie Lookin Chain kind of attire.
“She has done really well on X Factor and ITV is piling loads of money into her.”
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Allen – who was accused of appropriation over her music video for Hard Out Here – added: “I’m not black but I find it offensive. So wrong on so many levels, I can’t even start to talk about it.”
The Smile singer’s comments come days after Professor Green lambasted the X Factor star.
Green – real name Stephen Manderson – accused her of “taking the mickey” out of rap.
Speaking to Rylan Clark-Neal and Matt Edmondson on the Xtra Factor he said: “I don’t feel she should be in the competition.
“I feel like she’s taking the right mickey out of rap and I feel like it’s a bit of an injustice.'
“It’s an entertainment show but music is at the core of it, come on.”
Honey G has divided viewers, and this week received death threats from some who were left infuriated by her ability to escape the sing-off each week.
But she has won over head judge Simon Cowell who hailed her as the “greatest” after her Fright Night rendition of Will Smith’s Men in Black
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He said: "This is the biggest turn around I've ever seen on any artist.
"You started off with everyone hating you, including me, but this was like the Honey G concert.
"After tonight, G stands for the greatest."
She has also won the support of rap artists 50 Cent and Snoop Dogg who said he is keen to duet with her.
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