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Jennette McCurdy Details 'Creepy' Teen Relationship With Older Man in New Podcast Interview

Her account underscores a power imbalance that informs her forthcoming novel Half His Age.

Overview

  • Speaking on Call Her Daddy, McCurdy said she was 17 or 18 when she became involved with a man in his mid-30s whom she met on the iCarly set.
  • She described the dynamic as emotionally manipulative and “addictive,” marked by brief, on-call encounters while he lived with a girlfriend.
  • McCurdy recounted a troubling incident in which he arrived intoxicated and pushed for oral sex, which she said became her first real sexual activity despite intending to wait until marriage.
  • She said the relationship tapered off around her mother’s death in 2013, with a short-lived reconciliation afterward.
  • McCurdy has not identified the man and reputable outlets have not confirmed his identity, while her novel Half His Age is slated for a January release reported as Jan. 20 by several outlets, with some listing Jan. 13.