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Singer Lana Del Rey is concerned about her privacy
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Singer Lana Del Rey has apparently been the victim of a theft.
As the 37-year-old announced on Wednesday in a video on her "Honeymoon" fan channel, her new, as yet unreleased songs, as well as a finished book manuscript and three camcorders with video recordings of the family, were stolen.
The incident happened in Los Angeles a few months ago, Del Rey reports.
According to her own statement, she parked her car at Melrose Place and briefly walked away.
When she returned, all the windows had been smashed and her backpack, which she never left in the car, had been stolen.
It would have contained her computer, several hard drives and three camcorders.
She was able to reset the computer remotely, says Del Rey, but at a high price: "It contained my 200-page book, which I don't have a copy of," says the singer.
Del Rey published her first book two years ago and was planning another.
Now she has to start all over again, although she put a lot of passion into the previous manuscript.
"I loved the book with all my heart," she says.
She is also worried about the video material from the three cameras.
It contains two years of family memories and she doesn't know what the perpetrators would do with it now.
Also, despite resetting her computer, the thieves are still able to access her cell phone, her new songs, and her personal pictures, Del Rey says.
Some songs have already been leaked and can be found online.
Del Rey appealed to her fans not to listen to the songs.
Despite everything, she is confident about the release of her next album, but she takes the uncertainty with her.
"I'll never leave anything in the car again, not even for a minute," says the singer, but at the same time she has the same problem at home and wherever she goes.
According to Del Rey, the theft is said to be the third such incident.
As grateful as she is for all the positive sides of her life, she still wants to share with her fans how challenging the constant struggle for privacy is.
“It's a barrier in the creative process when you're trying to keep everything safe—and try to keep myself safe,” says Del Rey.
She can't make her tech more secure than it currently is, so she can't do anything about the ongoing threat, Del Rey said.
"If all I have left are my thoughts inside, then I accept that - but it's a challenge."
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