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.
Legally, yes, but it paints a different picture. When you say “he raped a girl” first thing that people imagine is that he violently forced her to have sex with him. And that feels like clickbait. I’m not defending him, he’s a piece of shit. I just tired of clickbaits when they are not needed. It’s already terrible and there’s no need to exaggerate stuff
It is a violent act to take advantage of a child for one’s own selfish needs.
None of us have any idea how the “sex” actually went between the 14 year old and this grown man. To defend him by asserting it wasn’t violent at all with absolutely nothing that proves that is atrocious in my opinion.
Statutory rape can and does damage the children involved. There are certainly levels to rape, but we don’t need to get pedantic here. He raped that 14 year old because 14 year olds cannot consent to sex with adults.
in the initial post that’s said “he confessed in rape”. that’s misleading, he didn’t. there might actually be the rape, yes. or he might take advantage of a young girl who fell in love with a rockstar. both disgusting but there are levels of shock you have while reading this: is the guy complete piece of shit or literal monster? i don’t think no one defends this guy here, people just got tired of clickbaits, they sound unmotivational. if someone stabbed another person, that’s already a problem, no need to use the word “butchered”. here using the term “statuary rape” would be perfect. i believe anyone in the community is already aware that there’s no such thing as “child consent”
Just because he called it sex doesn’t mean it wasn’t rape.
Because that is the image rapists and their apologists want you to have, so they can get away with doing it in ways you don’t immediately think of. Congrats, you’re a sucker for rapists.