“I felt awful… but I said no.”
In a rare and candid interview, Tom Jones once revealed a dark corner of the entertainment industry—one where even male artists like him weren’t immune to inappropriate advances. During the #MeToo movement, while many female celebrities came forward with their stories, Tom Jones stepped up and shared his own uncomfortable experience.
He admitted that, early in his career, someone in a position of power in the music business made an unsolicited sexual proposition toward him. “Things have always happened in show business,” he said. “It wasn’t just women. It happened to men too. I’ve experienced it.”
While Jones never named the person involved, he was clear about the emotional toll. “It wasn’t nice. I felt awful, but I said no. And that was the end of it for me,” he recalled. His revelation sparked strong reactions from fans who never expected the macho, charismatic singer to have faced such a situation.
Tom Jones’s admission reminded the world that exploitation in the industry isn’t confined to gender—it’s about power, control, and silence. And breaking that silence—even decades later—takes courage.