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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[–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 20 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Damn I don't know what it is about Lemmy, but it just brings the pedophiles out of the woodwork. This comment section is bleak.

[–] Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 33 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Yeah, seriously, what the fuck is wrong with people? A 60 year old sniffing around teenagers and young 20 year olds are creeps and sleezebags. It is not laudable, nor is it "evolutionarily normal", it is a power imbalance. We are humans, not base animals. We can choose to be better.

[–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 5 days ago

For all the free will people purport to have, there are so many people who would much rather not have a choice and wrap themselves in deciet to defend their abhorrent behaviour, rather than actually just choose to be better.

Perhaps everyone is coasting so hard they don't even comprehend that they can choose

[–] Cherry@piefed.social 5 points 5 days ago

Totes agree. However a majority of society has been conditioned to think those with money deserve what they buy and by extension sociaty excuses bad behaviour, due to wanting to follow.

These chicks would not look twice if they didn’t have fame or money. It is a power imbalance and the old pervs can call it what they want, the young girls can use names like sugar baby to soften it, but it’s still tacky and degrading behaviour.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world -4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

So you going be Leonardo DiCaprio? Because he may very continue dating young women in his 80's.

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 23 points 5 days ago (1 children)

He's gross now for his dating record. We don't have to wait until he's in his 80's to judge him.

[–] Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

He's a creep.

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 16 points 5 days ago (3 children)

The sexism and pedophilia openly embraced on Lemmy almost pushed me away completely when I first came here. I'm trying to be the change I want to see here instead.

[–] Bristlecone@lemmy.world 19 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I haven't seen that, personally, I have found the majority here to be rabidly against those things. I was made aware of this particular pedophile right here on lemmy maybe a year ago and stopped listening to their music

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 17 points 5 days ago

A very similar conversation about Steven Tyler happened in the lemmyshitposting community that was appalling. There was an incredible amount of defense for pedophiles there, similar to this thread, except those comments were highly, highly upvoted and supported.

The sexism I have experienced first hand. You should see some of the DMs I get.

[–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 16 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I've literally seen not one thread on the topic in which pedophile lovers don't come out of the woodworks. It's important to remember that a lot of people are on this website because they were banned from Reddit, some of whom for good reason.

[–] dkppunk@piefed.social 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Ma’am, you do a fantastic job at being the change we love to see.

This is literally my face at 4:20am today reading some of these comments

Edit: Fuck, some nasty people in these comments. I need a joint and it’s not even 5am 🤢

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Hahaha that image is perfect.

[–] dkppunk@piefed.social 3 points 5 days ago

lol yeah, some folks be nasty and that’s my fave while scrolling

Love me some Seven of Nine 💚

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I’ve seen tankies and extreme libertarians but none of what up mention here.

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

May I ask if you’re a man?

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

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.works 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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 :)

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You seem like a great person. :)

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 days ago

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

[–] vogi@piefed.social 6 points 5 days ago

Man at first I did not understand cause Im late and sorted for score. Its like those Iceberg videos in here the further down you go, the more depressing it gets.

[–] DudleyMason@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago

If people wanna talk about his underage girlfriends from forty years ago have at it. Acting like this is at all the same thing is infantilizing the adult woman he's dating, and it just shows how utterly broken some people's minds are when the subject of sex comes up.