The musician started dating Australian model Helena Vestergaard in 2013, and they split after being together for approximately two years.
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.
Is publicly shaming them forcing them? Or am I expressing my disgust at a 50 year old man taking advantage for his own selfish reasons?
I’m allowed to express disgust.
If only there was a white knight around to actively prevent this adult woman from making her own choices. Is Kiedis her boss or otherwise able to exert pressure forcing her to date him? How do you know she isn’t taking advantage of him? Adults get to make choices you don’t agree with. That alone doesn’t make them disgusting.
I’m not preventing anyone from dating older.
I’m casting judgment on this man for continuously seeking out sexual relationships with people significantly younger than him, this man who has admitted to raping children.
You are questioning the agency of 18 women and for that I will always kindly and respectfully tell you to go get fucked.
I’m questioning the actions of old men preying on others.
You’re defending a man who bragged about raping a 14 year old.
Do you need to pretend I’m defending something I am not because you cannot hold your position while defending the adult women’s choice; the person I am explicitly defending?
If you wanted the discussions to be just about the 14 year old, then you should have kept it to that in your post.
It’s not off topic to talk about this man’s history of preying on people and children much younger than himself.
I see. You are either intentionally being obtuse or are incapable of discourse. I’ll leave you to your echo chamber.
That is your own characterization which you are applying to all situations involving large age-gap relationships, while again conflating “statutory rape” with “rape”. You’re being intentionally disingenuous.
Statutory rape is rape.
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“Statutory rape” is definitely not “rape” because otherwise those quotes could not be made about the same event.
Again, words. It’s important that everyone knows wtf each other is saying.
Children can’t consent. Statutory rape is rape.
Quoting another user’s comment:
They both can’t be true if you’re right, which you aren’t.
It doesn’t matter if the child said she consented, children can’t consent. Sex without consent is rape. I don’t understand what you’re hung up on here.
Pedophile cope.
I guess that’s the end of you responding with anything other than that. I’ll just respond “weak” from now on, if you’ve nothing else to say beyond that.
Whew way to fucking tell on yourself here.
Wow, what a brave comment. I can’t even tell to which comment it is a direct response, but I figure that’s irrelevant. I hope y’all can break free of your hive-mind way of seeing the world one day and treat serious topics seriously.
Yeah thinking child rape is bad is a hive mind I am perfectly content to stay in thank you very much. You fucking weirdo.
useless strawman