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Ione Skye Claims Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Anthony Kiedis Got Her Pregnant at 17; Actress Reveals Why She Aborted

Ione Skye Claims Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Anthony Kiedis Got Her Pregnant at 17; Actress Reveals Why She Aborted

Trigger warning: This article contains mentions of substance abuse.  Ione Skye made a shocking revelation in her new memoir, Say Everything. The actress claimed that Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis got her pregnant at 17. The young couple ultimately made the painful decision to abort the child, despite Skye’s lifelong dream of becoming a mother. “I was the type of girl who had wanted a baby since I was a baby, who used to fantasize about finding a swaddled infant on my doorstep,” she wrote in her book. The now 54-year-old actress revealed that she decided to terminate the pregnancy because the timing wasn’t right. She emphasized the difference between fantasizing about having a child and actually raising one. This realization made her understand that she wasn’t ready for motherhood at the time. She recalled that the then-25-year-old Scar Tissue singer didn’t attend her abortion appointment due to guilt. Although she regretted the decision, she felt she had no other choice. “I was taking care of myself now, making a choice that felt …

Salt peppers West Indies as England romp to T20 win

Salt peppers West Indies as England romp to T20 win

Phil Salt smashed a scintillating century and Barbados-born Jacob Bethell blasted an unbeaten 58 as England romped to an eight-wicket victory over West Indies in their opening Twenty20 clash at Kensington Oval on Saturday. Salt peppers West Indies as England romp to T20 win Chasing a target of 183 to win, England opener Salt guided the tourists home with 19 balls to spare after a dazzling unbeaten 103 in Bridgetown. Salt’s third T20 international century came off just 54 balls, including nine fours and six sixes as England cantered to victory, finishing on 183-2 in the 17th over. Salt set the tone for a dominant England performance in the fourth over, bludgeoning West Indies bowler Shamar Joseph around the ground for 24 runs to take England to 52-0. The 21-year-old Bethell, who was born and grew up in Barbados before moving to England when he was 12, provided a dazzling half-century, delighting a contingent of friends and family in the stands with a 36-ball knock that included five fours and two sixes. All three of …