Vogue Williams calls out Anthony Kiedis for dating 19-year-old when he was 50
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers musician began dating Helena Vestergaard in 2013

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.

  • stolyEnglish
    41·
    2 days ago

    I don’t particularly identify with any physical sex. I am gay however.

    • velma@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      103·
      2 days ago

      I find AFAB tend to pick up on the subtleties of sexists and misogynists a little easier than AMAB people tend to simply because of life experience.

      There’s a lot of misogyny that’s allowed with very little pushback on Lemmy.

      • stolyEnglish
        4·
        2 days ago

        I don’t disagree with you and am not surprised. There are a lot of immature people and those who are not able to recognize their own emotions. I tend to be sensitive to such things but may not always be subject to them myself.

        • velma@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
          8·
          2 days ago

          I’m sure I have blind spots to some stuff like this that as well. I know I’ve stumbled occasionally with my own husband as he’s a different race than I am. Since I haven’t experienced racism personally, it can be harder to spot immediately for instance.

          Like I said though, it hasn’t been enough to push me away completely and I’m working on making the fediverse more diverse :)

          • stolyEnglish
            52·
            2 days ago

            You seem like a great person. :)

            • velma@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
              7·
              2 days ago

              Thanks, you too :) I appreciate that we could have a conversation without any ruffled feathers so to speak haha