While promoting her 12th (12th!) album, Jewel sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to discuss her long career and the fact that she’s been harassed by men for just about all of it. She refers to the music industry as “a very male-dominated business,” but says she “never slept [her] way to the top.”
“There was never one time I’ve ever compromised anything. I was always willing to walk away…You know, I’ve heard plenty of stories that the opposite happens. I saw what women would give up for a compliment. I felt men were willing to take advantage if they saw something vulnerable.”
Jewel then reveals that men have been hitting on her since she “was really young.” And by “really young,” she means 8.
“At 8, I had men putting dimes in my hands saying, ‘Call me. It’d be so great to f— when you’re older.’ And just horrible stuff.”
[THR]
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