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Jenny Mollen Details "Current State" of Her Life After Jason Biggs Breakup
Jenny Mollen is well aware she's not like a regular mom. But she likes herself just the way she is.
So, no, she doesn't really care what people think about her sharing a photo embracing her oldest son.
Though the newly single star—she and Jason Biggs announced the end of their 18-year marriage in May—did change the caption of her and 12-year-old Sid's May 25 Instagram post, presumably realizing her "Your eldest son will be the most toxic guy you ever date" joke didn't quite land.
As for the rest of it—while some agreed with the commenter who insisted, "Your child is not your boyfriend. A boyfriend is a romantic partner" others saw no issue with the snap—Mollen was admittedly "shocked" people took issue with their closeness.
"It's like because I'm getting separated, because I'm not protected by the institution of marriage, I'm suddenly like a different kind of target in what I'm posting," the Crazy, Stupid, Love actress detailed on her Instagram Stories, per Entertainment Weekly. "Like this is absolutely jaw-dropping. A photo of me hugging my 12-year-old child is getting ridiculed."
Though the snap did garner some double-taps as well.
Among them, Mollen's sister-in-law, who shared her thoughts on Instagram Stories, writing, "As a teacher I can tell you this, it's totally normal. And if your child isn't doing that then I'm sorry they're not able to show affection. And any parent knows that what you see in that photo is not going to last long because my nephew is not going to be doing that that much longer."
Plus, as Mollen—also mom to 8-year-old Lazlo with Biggs—noted, she'd been away from her kids for three days, "Why would I not milk it?" (E! News reached out to Mollen's rep for comment but has not heard back.)
Because there's no shame in Mollen's boy mom game.
Before she was wrapped up in this current controversy, the 47-year-old fully leaned into the mama's boy stereotype. And the Internet had thoughts.
"Call me old-fashioned," she kicked off a May 10 entry on her Substack, The Best Friend Experience with Jenny Mollen, "but I only want my sons to marry women with dead mothers. It’s my only shot at staying relevant, of seeming useful, and of winning by comparison."
The way she saw it, continued the star, "Having boys is a mind f--k. It builds you up, only to tear you apart."
When she and Biggs first welcomed their boys, "I couldn't even go to the bathroom without my kids following," Mollen wrote, detailing all the ways her kids were "the most emotionally high-maintenance men I've ever dated."
But now that they're not so needy, she's had to grapple with the understanding that, "eventually, I will lose them."
And she understands implicitly what she is up against.
Before her 2008 wedding to Biggs, "I was every mother's nightmare," Mollen acknowledged of her haphazard dating style. "I dismantled boys by accident, I destroyed their loves, wrote about it extensively, then got personally offended when they no longer wanted to be my friend."
So when she caught wind of Sid texting a fellow tween with "my brand of toxic," Mollen wrote, she became concerned.
"She was bossing him around and using big words, and he was utterly spun," Mollen detailed. "I complained to Jason that I wanted to intervene before he got hurt and that she wasn’t even hotter than me. But Jason insisted I let him make his own mistakes. And objectively, he’s right. But as a mother, you want to shield and protect and fiercely defend the thing you’ve devoted your life to shaping."
Instead, she's trying to accept her role on the sidelines.
"There is so much anticipatory grief wrapped into motherhood," noted Mollen. "It will trigger even the most well-adjusted of women. But the abandonment we eventually endure as boy moms is uniquely cruel because it begins as worship. They arrive obsessed. Dependent. Adoring. They think we’re magic. We think we are magic."
And at the moment, she continues to wow them.
"They still crawl into my sweaters and into my sheets," Mollen detailed. "They still need me to open milk cartons and operate on invisible injuries. I’m still in it, but also somehow outside of it, fully aware I am living through the longest goodbye of my life."
At least she can hold tight to the memories. Check out her sweetest moments with Biggs and their boys.
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Jason Biggs First Fell for Jenny Mollen on Set
Jason Biggs knew Jenny Mollen was "the one" after co-starring together in My Best Friend's Girl in 2007. After just six months of dating, Jason proposed and the couple tied the knot in April 2008.
They're Each Other's "Loves Of Their Lives"
Jason wrote a beautiful tribute to wife Jenny for her birthday in May 2018. "Happy birthday to my baby momma, the love of my life, and the craziest Gemini in the land," Jason captioned. "Flowers, card, dinner, gift, gluten-free cupcakes, and flying in her best friend from LA as a surprise are all nothing unless you share your birthday love on social media. So, my work is now done. HBD Jenny."
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An Autocorrect Error Led to Jason's Nickname
Jenny adorably shared on The Drew Barrymore Show in May 2021 that she often calls Jason "Jadon" on Instagram after her phone autocorrected his name. "I would write Jason and the phone would say Jadon, and then I would start doing it because I'm always referred to as 'Jason Biggs' wife' and I liked it because it's sort of my way of being a little disrespectful to him," Jenny joked. "And so I'm like, putting him in his place. No, on Instagram, you're my husband."
Adventures in Parenting
The couple are parents to two boys, Sid (born in 2014) and Lazlo (born in 2017). However, Jason isn't counting out baby no. 3 just yet. "As soon as I get my third, my girl, then I'm going to retire," Jason joked to People in 2018.
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Amateur Night Prepped Them For Parenthood
OK, so maybe not all parents-to-be have misadventures involving prostitutes like in the 2016 comedy Amateur Night. But, Jenny did play Jason's onscreen pregnant wife in the hilarious flick one year before giving birth to their second child, Lazlo.
A-List "Family" Outings
Jenny and Jason had a special meet-and-greet to introduce then-baby Lazlo to "grandpa" Eugene Levy, who famously played Jason's father in the American Pie movies. "Laz's first LOL," Jason captioned on Instagram in Jan. 2018. "I couldn't make him laugh, so I had to bring in the big guns." Jenny adorably is holding tot Lazlo as the whole family chuckles along!
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Sitcom Power Couple
Jason starred opposite Jenny in an adaptation of her memoir, I Like You Just the Way I Am. The hilarious sitcom centered on a wife (Jenny) struggling to keep it together while her loving husband (Jason) is along for the ride. Busy Philipps and Sharon Lawrence co-starred in the series that only lasted for one season.
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Co-Hosting Game Show My Partner Knows Best
It's the Newlywed Game, times 10! Jason and Jenny proved that they really are the dynamic duo while co-hosting Lifetime game show My Partner Knows Best in 2018. "It's incredibly hard to work together," Jenny deadpanned on TODAY while promoting the series. "Just like any marriage, we just wanted to really test the boundaries of our love."
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Jason Is Jenny's "Muse"
The author and food blogger thanked husband Jason for being her "absolute favorite" on his b-day on May 12, 2021. "Happy Birthday to my forever partner, mentor and muse," Jenny shared on Instagram. "Sorry I posted so many pictures of you on Ambien."
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Jenny Is Honest About "Stalking" Jason's Ex
Jenny penned an article about "stalking" Jason's ex-girlfriend. Jason admitted that it was a "very, very funny chapter" in both their lives and later, Jenny's books. "We change and we grow up and have kids and the girl you stalked has kids," Jason joked to Us Weekly. "We're changing and we're just kind of growing up, and for her, she felt like she needed to say something about that she's not that person anymore."
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Bachelor Binge Buddies
While Jenny co-hosted the Bachelor In Paradise After Show with Chris Harrison back in 2015, she and Jason still binge their favorite reality shows together. "I put ESPN on right now to give the impression to the folks at home that I watch sports, but really this is where we watch The Bachelor and Real Housewives," Jason quipped during a People home tour in 2019.
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Labor Of Love
The parents of two know that marriage is truly a labor of love. Jason and Jenny stopped by Hannah Brown's season of The Bachelorette in 2019 to prep the male suitors on how to really treat a pregnant woman. Hint: giving birth is not as fun as it sounds.
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They Celebrate Jason's Sobriety
Jason marked one year sober in Oct. 2018 and took to social media to open up about his struggle with alcohol and drug dependency. "I first tried to get sober over 5 years ago, when the weight of my obsession with booze and drugs became too heavy for me to handle," Jason wrote. "Turns out this s––t is hard. After some fits and starts, I've managed to put together one year of sobriety. I'm as proud of it as anything in my life. If you're struggling, know there's help. Don't be ashamed. We can do this."
Jenny similarly shared a tribute to her husband: "So proud of my husband today," Jenny captioned for his milestone. "Congrats baby. I know how hard you work. I see you. I love you. Thank you for your fight."
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Jenny Keeps It Real About Motherhood
This couple stands by each other no matter what. Writer-actor Jenny had no problem giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at motherhood, and thanking her husband Jason for his support. "You'll be shocked how fast you can just wake up one day and be in the darkest place and think, 'What's wrong with me? I'm a new mom. I should be so happy.' Everybody else is telling me how lucky and happy and amazing things are," Jenny shared on Instagram Stories in 2017. "Don't buy into that s––t. If you feel bad, please get help."
Feelin' Frisky
Jenny and Jason's passion for one another still runs deep...even if it's a little NSFW. "When people ask what it was like having actors as parents," Jenny joked on Instagram with a makeout pic of her and Jason, and their kids only a few feet away.
Jenny also famously revealed in her memoir I Like You Just the Way I Am that she hired a prostitute for Jason's birthday, but the American Pie star couldn't perform during the planned threesome. "[The] prostitute wasn't engaging with my wife the way I hope she would, so it all kind of fell apart, and the rest is in the book," Jason said on The View in 2014, as reported by Page Six.
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They're Listening!
The former SiriusXM radio co-hosts take their own advice: Jason and Jenny work with a marriage counselor! "We have been getting along at the end of the day because we have a therapist," Jenny shared with People in Dec. 2020. "You can't work together and not have a therapist."
Or, as Jason put it, "You've got to do it as a preemptive strike."
They Somehow Had More Sex During Quarantine
These lovebirds just can't keep their hands off of each other—even after over a decade of marriage! Jenny hilariously confirmed that she was "having more sex" with husband Jason during the coronavirus pandemic, which helped keep both of their minds' off of quarantine. "Luckily this has been a real bonding experience for us," Jenny told Us Weekly in Aug. 2020. "And I think it's brought us closer. So there's more intimacy in our relationship than ever. And it feels good."
Many More Decades of Marital Bliss Ahead
Jason celebrated his ten-year wedding anniversary with Jenny on April 22, 2018. "Ten years ago today I made the best decision of my life," Jason penned. "One decade down, about 5 or 6 to go. I love you."
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Always Supportive
In 2022, Jason supported his wife at a conversation alongside her pal Busy Philipps in New York for her book City of Likes.
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Puppy Love
The pair stepped out to support NYC Second Chance Rescue at their fourth annual gala in 2024 and posed with an adorable pooch.
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Love in New York
Jenny was caught leaping into Jason's arms during an outing in New York in January 2025.
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One Last Time
The couple made their last joint outing as a couple in November 2025 at the 43rd Torino Film Festival in Turin, Italy.
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