Jenny Mollen hit with backlash after sharing ‘bizarre’ publish about ‘courting’ son
Jenny Mollen confronted a backlash after sharing a snap of her and her 12-year-old son alongside a caption about ‘courting’ him.
Mollen, who lately introduced her cut up from American Pie star Jason Biggs, shared some images of her and son Sid on Instagram.
Within the images, the comic and creator will be seen mendacity on high of her 12-year-old son and holding his head.
“Your eldest son would be the most poisonous man you ever date,” she wrote within the since-deleted caption.
She additionally shared the identical publish to Fb, the place it was accompanied by Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s track ‘03 Bonnie & Clyde, however it’s since been faraway from her web page.
Though the caption has been eliminated, Mollen’s publish was nonetheless met with a wave of criticism from Instagram customers with many branding it ‘inappropriate’ and ‘bizarre’.
“Tremendous bizarre. And I’ve boys the identical age. And sure we hug and cuddle however that caption was creepy AF,” one stated.
“That is bizarre. Coming from a mother with two boys,” one other commented.
A 3rd wrote: “As a boy mother, I’m deeply appalled. The primary caption was reprehensible. I can’t think about considering that was an acceptable factor to say about your baby.”
Nonetheless, Mollen, 46, hit again on the criticism on Instagram Tales saying the response to her publish had been ‘jaw-dropping’.
“It is like as a result of I am getting separated, as a result of I am not protected by the establishment of marriage, I am abruptly like a unique form of goal in what I am posting. Like that is completely jaw-dropping.
“A photograph of me hugging my 12-year-old baby is getting ridiculed.”
She went on to put in writing that individuals ‘received’t get it except you will have a son that makes you do issues that you’d by no means, ever, ever do for one more man.’
A supply near Mollen additionally defended the publish, telling TMZ: “The image is nothing greater than a mom hugging her 12 year-old son.
“Anybody inferring the rest ought to be ashamed of themselves.”
When requested concerning the controversial caption initially shared alongside the publish, the unnamed supply added merely: “She’s a comic.”
Mollen and Biggs share two sons, Sid and eight-year-old Lazlo.
The pair met whereas filming My Finest Pal’s Woman in 2007 and have been engaged a short time later.
Final month, after 18 years of marriage, the couple introduced their separation however stated they have been nonetheless on good phrases and co-parenting collectively.
“They’re very a lot linked,” a supply informed Individuals.
“I’ve little question that they may stay on wonderful phrases.”
LADbible reached out to reps for Mollen for remark.
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