It was a bit of a shock and, naturally, wasn’t very good for my marriage.
My wife got pregnant around that time too …
Despite her father’s absence, Malone was still raised by two loving parents.
As she toldThe Daily Beast, it was Debbie and her girlfriend who brought her up.
“They were lovers.
I had two moms, and it was awesome.
The more love you have as a child, the better,” she said.
“We were just so poor.
It was glorious,” she told The Daily Beast.
Growing up impoverished is generally a negative experience given its burdensome lack of security.
“I don’t think it was a tough childhood.
I’m still processing how it impacted me.
It didn’t throw me off.”
Malone later toldIndieWirethat growing up on sets taught her a lot.
I was brought to the table.
I was maybe 10 and everyone else was older, but my voice was still as interesting and valid.
If I wanted to eat, I had to cook.
You eventually grow up."
That would be really wild."
Continuing her conversation with IndieWire, Malone explained her rationale behind the roles she chooses.
“I’m stubborn and I know what I like.
I’ve never needed a career.
I feel like my linear focus is just, like, I love exploration.
When that exploration is exciting, I’m so down to give it everything,” she said.
She took a year off from Hollywood
After filming “Saved!”
Jena Malone decided she needed to take a break from Hollywood to pursue other goals.
As it turns out, her move to Tahoe was more than an exploration of youthful self-discovery.
That’s all the watching and listening and learning and the quiet moments …
Anything truthful about being a human you won’t find as a celebrity," Malone pointed out.
I think that’s how I learned.
Malone met music producer and multi-instrumentalist Lem Jay Ignacio at a party.
Their debut album, “I’m Okay,” was released in 2014.
She met with some of the girls through the program and took several more incredible snaps.
Humbled and in complete awe that we get to experience the most ancient and transcendent love that exists."
Malone had her uniquely named son, Ode Mountain DeLorenzo Malone, with her then-boyfriend Ethan DeLorenzo.
The pair got engaged three months later but never married, splitting up in 2019.
I feel like it’s a constant state of exhausted and overwhelmed.
I think you just get better at those muscles.
So overwhelmed starts feeling energetic and good."
A fuller spectrum of understanding that my story is demanding of me."
Not longer afterward, Malone spoke withThe Hollywood Reporteraboutcoming out as pansexual.
“It felt so nice.
I’ve been thinking about it for a while.
The sexual journey is so beautiful,” she said.
It’s a really sweet, human experience."
I wasn’t gonna tell any one yet.
But here I go 730pm at the federal bar in north Hollywood tonight.
My first real show," her post read, just 38 minutes before showtime.
