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Demi Lovato and Keke Palmer Reassess Teen Relationships With Older Men on Podcast

Their exchange reframed teen–adult relationships as exploitation that felt normalized by child‑stardom pressures.

Overview

  • On the March 3 episode of Baby, This Is Keke Palmer, the former child stars publicly questioned past age‑gap relationships from their teen years and called them not OK in hindsight.
  • Keke Palmer recalled dating a 20‑year‑old at 15 and described the later realization as almost a mental break, while Demi Lovato asked, “Why was my boyfriend 30?”
  • Both said working adult hours and being told they were “mature for your age” made those dynamics seem normal at the time and hard to relate to peers.
  • Lovato connected the discussion to her 2022 song “29,” and Palmer noted she has addressed similar experiences in interviews and writing.
  • Reports contextualized Lovato’s well‑known relationship history with Wilmer Valderrama—whom she met at 17 and dated after turning 18—while noting no new allegations or legal actions arose from the conversation.