Debbie Gibson disturbed over how paedophiles wait to ‘corrupt little girls’
Saturday, July 18th, 2009 at 10:22 pmWashington, July 18 (ANI): Debbie Gibson, the ultimate teen pop princess of the 1980′s, has revealed how she used to be preyed on as a teenager by men much older than her.
In an exclusive interview, the ‘Foolish Beat’ singer revealed that despite making big as a singer, she was exposed to the very sinister side of showbiz quite early in her career.
"It is very disheartening that there are so many older men that prey on young performers," Fox News quoted her as saying.
She added: "The younger you are, the more innocent you are, the more wholesome your image is, the weirder the fans become in terms of older men wanting to corrupt little girls. Even the way the paparazzi stalk the younger artists is very different from following around adults – I find that very disturbing."
And what she found more disgusting was the fact that her own peeps were often the ones on the prey.There would be older male record executives trying to take me to parties by myself but my mom always be like ‘she’s a sixteen year old girl, she’s not going into an atmosphere with over 21-year-olds and alcohol!’ I hadn’t had enough life experience for those situations," admitted Gibson.
She added: "You grow up thinking ‘everyone loves me’, but everyone who you are paying loves you. They are going to love you this year, but they are going to love the next person who makes them millions the next year. I was protected enough so that my childhood could be preserved as much as it could be in the circumstance." (ANI)
