Jena Malone Shares She Was Sexually Assaulted During ‘Hunger Games’ Production
Jena Malone, who plays Johanna Mason in three movies in The Hunger Games franchise, opens up about the sexual assault she experienced during filming. https://t.co/4KVi8YxLdo
- Screen Rant (@screenrant) March 1, 2023
Jena Malone opens up about her experience with sexual assault while filming the hit franchise.
She was sexually assaulted by someone she worked with on the franchise.
Malone doesn't name the person who assaulted her, but does offer details in the post's caption regarding her quest to heal after the "traumatic event" and that she's now learned how to "make peace with the person who violated" her.
She expresses gratitude to have gotten the opportunity to play Johanna in The Hunger Games, she explains that the role still brings up a "swirling mix of emotions im only now just learning to sort thru."
Malone offers further details regarding why she has chosen not to name her assaulter. Disagreeing with one comment on the post in which a user says the person who violated her got to "walk away with no repercussions," she stresses that her process of "restorative justice" has allowed her to confront the individual directly as part of her larger journey to heal. This type of justice that Malone describes allowed her to, above all else, "really just be heard".
She ultimately didn't feel as if sharing the person's identity was the right choice for her. She opted not to use the "cancel like culture" that is prevalent today, and nor did she feel like pursuing legal options would allow her to fully heal and move past the experience.
Her restorative justice technique is what has been beneficial for her, which is what matters.
Her full statement here
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