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David Bowie’s daughter is setting the record straight following her claims that she was forced to attend a treatment center
In a post shared to her Instagram, 25-year-old Alexandria “Lexi,” who’s the daughter of the late singer and his model wife Iman, shared a follow-up statement about her previous claims, saying she loves her parents deeply and “never meant to place blame” on them
Bowie also shared son Duncan Zowie Jones with his ex-wife, model and actress Angie Bowie
David Bowie’s daughter is setting the record straight following her claims about being forcibly taken to a treatment center.
In a post shared to her Instagram, 25-year-old Alexandria “Lexi,” who’s the daughter of the late singer and his model wife Iman, shared a follow-up statement about her previous allegations about being taken to the center after Bowie was diagnosed with cancer.
The 25-year-old began by acknowledging that she has seen what people have been saying about her sharing her story and wants to clarify things.
Lexi Jones’ text statement on Instagram
Credit: Lexi Jones/Instagram
“I’ve seen a lot of interpretations of what I shared, and I want to clarify something important. My story was never meant to place blame on my parents,” she began. “I love my parents deeply, and I don’t hold resentment toward them. They were trying to help a child who was struggling in ways none of us fully understood at the time.”
“I never shared this to create a narrative of family conflict,” Lexi continued. “What I was trying to talk about was the experience of being a young person inside the teenage treatment system and how it feels while it is happening. Those feelings can exist at the same time as love for the people who were trying to help you. Both things can be true.”
She went on to explain her reasoning behind sharing her story publicly.
“I shared my experience because many people who have been through similar programs carry confusion and silence around it,” the 25-year-old continued. “Hearing from others who related has already shown me the message reached who it was meant to reach.”
“I’m not asking anyone to speculate about my family or assign fault to anyone in my life,” she added, before continuing, “My intention is conversation and understanding about a system, not judgment of individuals. I spoke about something that shaped me in hopes someone else might feel less alone in theirs.”
Reps for both Iman and Bowie’s estate did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Lexi Jones and David Bowie
Credit: Lexi Jone/Instagram
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Bowie, who also shared son Duncan Zowie Jones with his ex-wife, model and actress Angie Bowie, and Iman welcomed Lexi in 2000. The singer died on Jan. 10, 2016, of liver cancer.
On Feb. 18, in a video shared to her Instagram, Lexi first spoke about her childhood growing up with two famous parents. While she said she was grateful for the opportunities she was given, she also didn’t know if people wanted to be around her for the right reasons.
Throughout the video, Lexi referenced having to go to “treatment,” and later expanded on how she was struggling with depression, an eating disorder and substance abuse at 14. She claimed she was forcibly removed from her family’s house after her dad was diagnosed with liver cancer — a time she described as one of the most fragile periods of her life.
Reps for both Iman and Bowie’s estate did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment at the time of the article’s publication.
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