Megan Fox didn’t identify his exes in his poetry book, but they know who they are.
Fox, 37, opened up about his past physically and psychologically abusive relationships in his new collection of poems, Pretty boys are poisonous, which hit shelves earlier this month. If the actress chose not to name names, it was for good reason.
“Taking this route and being a little more enigmatic helped reduce the complications Megan faced legally, as it would have been extremely difficult to call out the rich and famous men who she claims took advantage of her,” shares exclusively a source in the last. problem of Us every week. “It was a nerve-wracking experience, but Megan is relieved to have gotten what she needed.”
The insider added that while she hasn’t publicly exposed her exes, Fox is “satisfied knowing they’re squirming.”
After the book’s release on November 7, Fox noted that much of the prose is “metaphor”, but none of it is what she would call “fictional”.
“These are real experiences that I’ve had,” she explained during an appearance on Hello America earlier this month. “This is not a presentation or a memoir. But throughout my life, I have been in at least one physically abusive relationship and several very psychologically abusive relationships. … I shared energy with, I guess we could say, (people) who were horrible people and also very famous, very famous people, but no one knows that I was involved with these people.
In a poem titled “Oxycodone and Tequila,” Fox speaks of a “demon of anger” that beat down on her until she recognized “the familiar taste of blood on my tongue.” A second poem, “F-ed Up Fairy Tales,” details a relationship with an “abusive boy” who was “full of rage and insecurity.” Fox recalled that the ex often used his “beautiful, strong hands” to “hurt” her.
The actress also spoke candidly about her romance with her fiancé Kelly machine gun in the poems, describing him as her “true love, her twin flame”, as well as a “32-year-old narcissist” and a “self-indulgent rock star”.
In a poem titled “A Pretty Boy Is a Deadly Drug,” Fox — who also shares sons Noah, 10, Bodhi, 9, and Journey, 6, with her ex Brian Austin Green — apparently compared his relationship with Kelly, 33, to “an addiction that no prayer can ever cure.” She also revealed that she had a miscarriage at some point in the couple’s relationship.
Fox and Kelly were engaged since 2022 but sparked mixed speculation earlier this year. In February, a source exclusively told We that the two had a “big fight” while attending a Super Bowl LVII party in Arizona, leading Fox to remove all photos of Kelly from its social media accounts. Last month, a second insider said the duo had put their all into wedding plans are on hold as they focus “on their relationship and feeling strong before planning another wedding.”
Although Fox didn’t shy away from discussing the ups and downs of his relationship with Kelly in his book, the Transformers star explained during a recent appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show that the duo allows honesty in their art even if the details are not always flattering.
“I think it helps that he is an artist himself and recognizes that he has this outlet where he can experience his catharsis through songwriting – where he can express his pain in that way” , Fox explained, noting that she learned to “let go.” when Kelly writes lyrics in her songs that don’t portray her in the best light.
“But it is what it is, because as long as it’s the truth, then it’s the truth,” she said. “I have to be responsible for my actions and my role within a relationship, and if someone wants to put that into art, they should.”
Fox added that she I wouldn’t blame none of her former flames for writing about her either, saying, “Anyone who dated me in their early 20s should probably write their own book of poetry, because I was no peach.”
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