Deborah Gibson checked in with her Twitter followers (@DeborahGibson) on Friday (October 9), revealing that Irish actor Sean Lawlor, her co-star in the 2009 film ‘Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus’, had passed away. Gibson writes:

My partner in crime in mega shark Sean, who played the professor, passed on today… love to his family :(

Deborah Gibson is sounding off on older men who attempted to prey on her as the former child pop star topped the charts in the late ’80s, both among the listening public and with record executives. “It is very disheartening that there are so many older men that prey on young performers,” Gibson told FoxNews.com. “The younger you are, the more innocent you are, the more wholesome your image is, the weirder the fans become in terms of older men wanting to corrupt little girls. Even the way the paparazzi stalk the younger artists is very different from following around adults – I find that very disturbing.”

Deborah Gibson updated fans on her official web site blog on Tuesday (March 31), revealing that her beloved dog Daisy had died. The pop singer tells readers:

Thank you for the outpouring of love and support for my dog Daisy today. Sadly, she passed this morning. Obviously I am extremely upset and saddened. It has been a really hard day.

I can say that the bright side is that she only had one night of suffering.

Check out the entire post and a photo of Gibson with Daisy at deborahgibson.wordpress.com.

Deborah Gibson spoke with Backstage.com about her performing arts camp, Electric Youth, named after the pop star’s hit single. The camp’s emphasis includes many performing arts, from pop music to musical theatre to drama. “I was really tired of the media pounding kids over the head with the message that reality TV is the way to become a star,” she said of the motivation to launch the program last year, “and seeing the Paris Hiltons of the world dancing on tabletops in clubs and getting all this attention. I just felt that kids needed a reminder that there is no shortcut to success. You have to have skills and know your craft if you want a real career. Some people just want to be a star or a celebrity by any means, but this is for kids who want an actual career. I don’t think kids know the difference. They see people who are celebrities who have a five-year life span of fame. To a kid, that’s an eternity. My point was, here I am, 22 years in the business. I’m not on the cover of People magazine every week, but I’ve worked in the industry for that time. I’ve been able to do that by being versatile.” Read more.