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In a video shared with the media by his publicist, the 50-year-old pop star commented he had been left "very hurt" by the allegation. "It's been almost four decades since I've been working as an artist, under the public eye, and I've never had to deal with something so hurtful like I've lived through these last few weeks," he said.