With an Instagram post, actress Jena Malone makes it public that she was sexually abused in the context of a “Hunger Games” shoot. According to her account, the incident casts a dark shadow over her memory of the film series.
Jena Malone says she was sexually abused while filming the Hunger Games series. The American actress, who played Johanna Mason in three out of four parts, made this public on Instagram.
Malone posted an image she said was taken right after filming Mockingjay: Part 2 wrapped, after saying goodbye to everyone on set. “We were filming at a beautiful property in rural France and I asked the driver to let me out at that field so I could cry and capture the moment,” explains the actress.
The time in Paris was extremely difficult for her, writes Malone. At that time she “went through a bad breakup and was sexually abused by someone I worked with,” explains the 38-year-old.
On the other hand, she was grateful for the role and the many people she had come close to. She went through a “mixture of emotions” and is only now learning to organize what she has experienced. She wished “it wasn’t linked to such a traumatic experience for me”. It was also difficult for her to talk about her role or “The Hunger Games” in the past without being reminded of what she experienced.
In the article, the 38-year-old does not go into detail about the attack. Malone also does not name the person she is talking about. The actress has “worked very hard to heal” and to make peace with herself and the person who abused her.
