Before that, Kiedis, now 63, had a relationship with Heather Christie, who was 22 years his junior. When the pair welcomed their son, Everly Bear, in 2007, Kiedis was 44 and his partner was 21.

In the latest episode of My Therapist Ghosted Me, Williams and her co-host Joanne McNally discussed age-gap relationships, with the former I’m a Celebrity campmate saying: “Do you know who else I find really disappointing, because I really like the Red Hot Chili Peppers? Anthony Kiedis.”

Seemingly referring to his romance with Vestergaard, Williams continued: “He is like 54 or something, and he is going out with a 19-year-old. And it is like, ‘Dude, what are you talking about?’”

McNally replied: “I've seen this. I just accept now that most men, all men, are drawn to – I'm going to be very careful how I say this – significantly younger women. That's all I'm going to say. It is what it is and I don't think there's any getting away from it. We judge it but it's not going to change.”

“I would have to say that it is not all men,” Williams continued. “Because I do think it is a very specific thing.”

Addressing why younger women might decide to date older men, McNally added: “And of course, people like him [Anthony Kiedis] and rockstars like him can get away with it because no 19-year-old girl wants to be going out with some old lad who is driving a Toyota Corolla around town.

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[–] zecg@lemmy.world 33 points 6 days ago (9 children)

This is not music, it's gossip.

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[–] ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 6 days ago (1 children)

19yo women don't have agency, apparently.

[–] Abyssian@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)

It makes no sense. She's an adult. If we said she wasn't permitted to date him there would be protests about her having the right to do as she chooses. And this does nothing but smear her name publicly as well as his.

This being news isn't likely to be something that makes her feel better or happier or not judged by all of society. It's damaging and for no good reason.

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[–] percent@infosec.pub 11 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

She called him out for dating a consenting adult. Sure, it's a big, creepy age gap, but that's their business.

Maybe she didn't know about the time when he was banging a 14-year-old.

[–] sen@lemmy.zip 6 points 5 days ago

I think she's trying to open a dialog about his predilection to younger women. Break the ice with an icky agegap, when they have your attention bring up the stat rape.

[–] GarboDog@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

While its really weird. Shes a consenting adult, both consented. So ok ig

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yeah i hate this shit. You can think it's skeevy on a personal level, but she's an adult, she gave consent, and she can make her own decisions. Infantilising women is not the way to go.

[–] GarboDog@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Were a woman too, honestly whenever a really old woman starts dating a really young man, ask of a sudden it’s ok? Feel as if this is very gender oriented than it being age oriented.

Let her get her bag, honestly people hovering over celebrities like idols and peering/obsessing into their personal lives like this is just invasive and sad.

[–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 9 points 6 days ago

some old lad driving a Toyota Corolla

I feel targeted

[–] Doom@discuss.online 9 points 6 days ago (2 children)

This is so funny to me. It's sexist, straight up. You can dislike it but this is sexist towards women.

When I was 19 nobody would've cared if I was with a 50 year old, unless it was a man, because then that's sinful or something. If I was with a 90 year old woman, people would accuse me of taking advantage of her.

Let people do what they want, isn't that what this society we operate in is supposed to be about? If I wanna lick 90 year old wieners and buns, let me do me.

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