Hollywood actress Ione Skye claims Red Hot Chili Peppers member left her at abortion clinic at 17
Hollywood actress Ione Skye has claimed that her ex-boyfriend, Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis, “guiltily” left her outside an abortion clinic when she became pregnant at 17. According to Skye, Kiedis, who was 25 at the time, paid for the procedure but refused to accompany her inside.
The revelation comes from Skye’s new memoir, Say Everything, where she details her relationship with Kiedis, which began in the late 1980s when she was 16. They were introduced by his bandmate, Flea. In the book, she describes Kiedis as a “pathological cheater” who was using heroin and other drugs during their time together, something the Californication singer has openly acknowledged in the past.
After about a year together, Skye discovered she was pregnant and recalls how Kiedis dropped her off at the clinic but did not go in with her. “Other people in our group had unsafe sex and they were fine, I kept telling myself, using my teenage reasoning,” she wrote.
Reflecting on the situation, she admitted she had long wanted a child and even fantasized about finding a swaddled infant on her doorstep. However, she ultimately knew she was not in a position to become a mother at that time. “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 wrote.
Skye also recounted a terrifying HIV scare they faced before the abortion, due to Kiedis’ needle-sharing and alleged infidelity. After a nerve-wracking one-month wait, the couple received the all-clear. Her mother, suspecting she had started using heroin, confronted her after noticing a needle mark on her arm, but Skye assured her it was from the HIV test.
Kiedis has previously spoken about his struggles with addiction, which worsened following the 1988 heroin overdose of his bandmate, Hillel Slovak. Skye recalled that upon hearing the tragic news, Kiedis immediately used drugs again. Kiedis first got sober in 1988, however in 1994, he relapsed after a dental procedure.
He says that despite asking not to be given opioids, the doctor prescribed him the painkiller Tramadol. The Under the Bridge singer, which is about a time he did drugs, got sober again in 2000 and has been in recovery ever since. Throughout his time in addiction and sobriety, he has been open about his struggles and the work it takes to stay sober.
Their relationship eventually ended, though not before Skye was initially slated to appear on the cover of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 1989 album Mother’s Milk. However, the label rejected the idea, believing she looked too young.
Ahead of her memoir’s release, Skye told People that she is no longer in touch with Kiedis and admitted to feeling nervous about sharing details of their relationship.
In Say Everything, she also opens up about her own infidelities, including affairs with multiple women while married to Beastie Boys’ Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz. The Wayne’s World actress revealed that these affairs stemmed from her insecurity and loneliness while Horovitz was away on tour.
The Mirror has reached out to Anthony Kiedis for comment.
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