Ione Skye has opened up about aborting Anthony Kiedis’ baby when she was just 17 years old and admitted that she blamed herself for not being more careful.
In her new memoir Say Everything, the 54-year-old touches on her romance with the Red Hot Chili Peppers front man and claimed he ‘wouldn’t commit to her’ and suffered with ‘anger issues.’
According to People, Skye said in the book: ‘I was the type of girl who’d wanted a baby since I was a baby, who used to fantasize about finding a swaddled infant on my doorstep or catching a flying ghost baby with a butterfly net.
‘But fantasizing was different from seeing. I couldn’t see having a baby at this point,’ she said.
The London-born actress added that she had no regrets over her decision and wrote: ‘I was taking care of myself now, making a choice that felt good and important for my future.
‘I would not have a baby at 17, with someone who didn’t want to be a dad, wouldn’t commit to me and had anger issues. Not to mention the heroin,’ she added.
Despite opening up about the relationship in her memoir, Skye confirmed that she didn’t talk to Kiedis about it beforehand.
‘I stay in touch with his mother, but not with him,’ she revealed.
Ione Skye has revealed that she aborted Anthony Kiedis’ baby when she was just 17 years old
The actress opens up about her romance with the Red Hot Chili Peppers singer in her new memoir. They are pictured here in 1989
Ione’s tell-all book, entitled Say Everything, was published on March 4
‘I’m very curious about what he’ll think – he and my father.
‘They’re the ones I’m most nerve-wracked about. But everyone who has read it says it’s a good read.’
Skye’s father is Mellow Yellow singer Donovan, and she also opens up about their rocky relationship in the book.
But despite the tell-all nature of her book, Skye insists she approached it with care.
‘I definitely don’t want to hurt anyone.
‘But some people I named in the book have read it, and luckily everyone has loved it,’ she told the outlet.
She also shared that actor John Cusack previewed the memoir, where she reveals they slept together years after the film.
‘I had to get it out of my system,’ she wrote, per the outlet, referring to their rendezvous following her divorce from Beastie Boys’ Adam Horovitz.
Ione, seen here in 1989, said she doesn’t regret her decision because she was ‘taking care’ of herself
And it seems Cusack’s reaction was priceless as he texted her the following message after reading the book: ‘You made the experience sound so meh! It wasn’t ‘meh’ for me.’
However, Skye stood by her portrayal of the incident and said: ‘I’m telling a story, and it was more about how all of our chemistry was in our working together and stimulating each other’s minds, not sleeping together!’
‘I felt a little bad, but, oh well!’ she added to the publication.
