Adele says the backlash from rescheduling Las Vegas residency has been brutal

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Adele said the "brutal" reaction to her Las Vegas residency being postponed earlier this year left her feeling like "a shell of a person".

In January, the singer canceled her appointments 24 hours before opening night, telling fans the show wasn't ready. -months of residency left her "devastated", but said she stood by her decision. ".

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Speaking to Desert Island Discs presenter Lauren Laverne, the 34-year-old said : "I define I felt the disappointment of everyone and I was devastated and I was afraid to let them down. t, and I stand by that decision."

She continued, "I'm not just going to do a show because I have to or because people are going to be disappointed or because we are going to lose a lot of money. I'm like, the show ain't good enough."

The singer, who released her fourth album in November, came under fire online after she announced the last-minute tearful Instagram video news that the Caesar's Palace shows would not be taking place as planned.