US actress Jena Malone has stated she was “sexually assaulted” whereas filming The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2.
Posting on Instagram, the 38-year-old prefaced with a “trigger warning” alongside a photograph of herself in a wheat discipline, which was taken in 2015 after filming wrapped on the Francis Lawrence-directed film, Page Six stories.
“This photo was taken right after I wrapped Mockingjay Part 2 and I had to say goodbye to everyone on set,” she captioned the submit.
“We were shooting in a beautiful estate in the countryside of France and I asked the driver to let me out in this field so I could cry and capture this moment.”
Malone, who performed tribute Johanna Mason within the film franchise, stated her time filming in Paris “was extremely hard” as she was going by a “bad” break-up and had been “sexually assaulted” by somebody she labored with.
“I was so full of gratitude for this project, the people I became close with and this amazing part I got to play,” she wrote. “A swirling mix of emotions I’m only now just learning to sort thru [sic]. I wish it wasn’t tied to such a traumatic event for me but that is the real wildness of life I guess.”
The Sucker Punch star stated she “worked very hard to heal and learn thru [sic] restorative justice” and “how to make peace with the person who violated me and make peace with myself”.
She added that it’s been arduous to talk about her position in The Hunger Games and her character “without feeling the sharpness of this moment in time”. However, she stated she is “ready to move thru [sic] it and reclaim the joy and accomplishment I felt”.
“Lots of love to you survivors out there. The process is so slow and nonlinear. I want to say I’m here for anyone who needs to talk or vent or open uncommunicated spaces within themselves.
“Please DM me if you need a safe space to be heard,” Malone stated.
The star’s feedback part was rapidly flooded with tons of of supportive messages from followers.
“Love you – thanks for this vulnerability,” one particular person wrote, whereas one other added, “Thank you for your courage to share this, sending you love and wishing you the best.”
“Sending love and healing vibes for your bravery,” a 3rd stated.
Malone was a baby star who rose to fame after performing within the 1996 movie B**tard Out Of Carolina, for which she received the Young Artist Award.
Since then, she has acted in a slew of movies and TV reveals, together with 2013’s The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and each elements of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay.
Last 12 months, Malone additionally got here out as pansexual.
“I’ve been loving the process of learning more about myself and others through different terms that open windows, those windows then turns into doors and then I arrive at a place to find all this cool stuff out there,” she advised The Hollywood Reporter final August.
This story initially appeared on Page Six and is republished right here with permission
Source: www.news.com.au
