Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders fame drew on her own experience of sexual violence while discussing victims of rape with The Sunday Times magazine.
Suggesting that certain individuals who find themselves the victim of sexual assault should shoulder some of the responsibility, Chrissie sparked uproar and found herself berated by Victim Support.
The 63-year-old singer, whose hits include Brass in Pocket and Stop Your Sobbing. spoke of her own traumatic experience in her early twenties and insists she was partially responsible for the acts carried out upon her.
Elaborating on the event which took place four decades ago, Chrissie said: "Technically speaking, however you want to look at it, this was all my doing and I take full responsibility.You can't paint yourself into a corner and then say whose brush is this? You have to take responsibility. I mean, I was naive."
The star angered innumerable people when she implied a woman's demeanour and dress play a significant role when discussing an individual's safety, insisting: "But if I'm being very lairy and putting it about and being provocative, then you are enticing someone who's already unhinged - don't do that."
The singer, who became a mother for the first time in 1983, appeared oblivious to the impact her comments may have, saying: "You know, if you don't want to entice a rapist, don't wear high heels so you can't run from him...I don't think I'm saying anything controversial am I?"
Incensed by the star's ill-advised commentary on rape culture, Victim Support director, Lucy Hastings, said: "Victims of sexual violence should never feel or be made to feel that they were responsible for the appalling crime they suffered - regardless of circumstances or factors which may have made them particularly vulnerable."
"It is critical that nothing deters victims of sexual violence from coming forward to the police or to independent organisations so they can get the help and support they need," she finished.
