A family affected by the actions of a notorious criminal has criticized a pop star for expressing sympathy toward the offender. Reports from TMZ have highlighted the backlash that followed those remarks.
Shirley Hughes, the mother of Anthony Hughes, whose 1991 encounter with the killer ended in tragedy, suggested that the singer might be struggling with mental health issues if she was willing to consider a social engagement with such a maniac.
“There’s nothing positive or humorous about saying you want to have dinner with him. That message should not be sent to young people,” Hughes asserted.
She called for a public apology from the artist to her fans for the comments in question.
“He won’t grasp what we’ve endured unless something like this affects him or his own family,” Hughes added.
In a related note, on the eve of these discussions, the singer admitted on a podcast that during her younger years she had once found the killer intriguing and thought it might be interesting to meet him.
Amid these conversations, another public figure, Lada Dance, previously settled a substantial tax debt after a lengthy dispute with authorities.