{"id":2441775,"date":"2026-06-02T16:20:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T16:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2441775"},"modified":"2026-06-02T16:20:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T16:20:57","slug":"jenny-mollen-faces-backlash-over-photos-with-12-year-old-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jenny-mollen-faces-backlash-over-photos-with-12-year-old-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Jenny Mollen Faces Backlash Over Photos With 12-Year-Old Son"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jenny-mollen\/\"><strong>Jenny Mollen<\/strong><\/a> is facing backlash over a post with her 12-year-old son.<\/p>\n<p>Mollen <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/do-jason-biggs-and-jenny-mollen-have-kids-meet-their-2-sons\/\">welcomed her son Sid <\/a>with ex <strong>Jason Biggs<\/strong> in 2014. The pair also share son Lazlo, 8. <em>Us Weekly<\/em> confirmed in May that Biggs and Mollen had <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jason-biggs-jenny-mollen-split-after-18-years-of-marriage\/\">separated after 18 years of marriage.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are on great terms and remain focused on raising their two boys,\u201d a rep for the estranged couple told <em>Us<\/em> at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Before news broke of their split, Mollen reflected on feeling like the \u201cspare\u201d in her marriage to Biggs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I got together with Jason, I always had a chip on my shoulder in the beginning because I felt like suddenly I went from being the oldest daughter and I felt like I had my s*** together and then suddenly, I married this guy who in a lot of ways \u2014 career wise \u2014 totally eclipsed me,\u201d Mollen shared on a May episode of the \u201cWhat Matters With Liz\u201d podcast. \u201cEverybody was like, \u2018Oh my God, Jason Biggs,\u2019 and I became the guest. And it drove me crazy to always just be, like, brushed to the side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be the spare and not the heir,\u201d Mollen continued. \u201cIt was like, \u2018What is happening?\u2019 I was the spare. I <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jenny-mollen-felt-like-the-spare-in-jason-biggs-marriage\/\">was the <em>American Pie<\/em> spare<\/a>. I relate to <strong>[Prince] Harry<\/strong>. That drove me mad and I always had this feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scroll down to learn more about why Mollen faced backlash for her post:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.3%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Jenny Mollen\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What Did Jenny Mollen Post?<\/h2>\n<p>Mollen shared two images via Instagram on May 25, which displayed her laying on top of Sid on a bed. In the pic, she placed her hands around the back of his head and lay next to him. Both of their faces were not visible.<\/p>\n<p>In another image, Mollen lay on top of her son with her hands behind his head. Sid placed his hands in front of Mollen\u2019s face, which covered their faces.<\/p>\n<h2>Did Jenny Mollen Remove the Caption?<\/h2>\n<p>Mollen has since removed the caption of her post, which still contains the two images, and instead included a period. Her initial caption reportedly read, \u201cYour eldest son will be the most toxic guy you ever date.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>What Have Users Said About the Post?<\/h2>\n<p>Mollen\u2019s upload has led to mixed reactions from users in the comments section.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSaw the original post with the original caption. \ud83d\ude33 Super weird. And I have boys the same age. And yes we hug and cuddle but that caption was creepy AF,\u201d one user wrote, while another added, \u201cHugging your kids: Healthy and encouraged. Calling your child your boyfriend and posting photos of you lying between their legs on a bed: Not healthy or encouraged. Your child is not your boyfriend. A boyfriend is a romantic partner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others, however, defended Mollen in the comments section.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhat in the f***? She\u2019s not doing anything wrong. That\u2019s her son. That\u2019s his mom. We already known she a lot and eccentric. I love her \u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02,\u201d one user wrote, while another added, \u201cJenny, it\u2019s all good. You go ahead and hug your kids as much as possible!! Before you know it, they\u2019ll be off on their own \u2026 and then you\u2019ll have to get a cat \ud83d\udc08!!\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>How Did Jenny Mollen Respond to the Criticism?<\/h2>\n<p>Mollen vented about feeling like she was under the microscope amid her breakup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like because I\u2019m getting separated, because I\u2019m not protected by the institution of marriage, I\u2019m suddenly like a different kind of target in what I\u2019m posting,\u201d Mollen said in a statement shared via her Instagram Stories on June 1. \u201cLike this is absolutely jaw-dropping. A photo of me hugging my 12-year-old child is getting ridiculed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jenny Mollen is facing backlash over a post with her 12-year-old son. Mollen welcomed her son Sid with ex Jason Biggs in 2014. The pair also share son Lazlo, 8. 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