Jenny Mollen has officially broken her silence on the most buzzworthy (or itch-worthy?) scandal to hit Instagram since the great “avocado toast or nah” debate. Yes, weβre talking about Head Lice-gate, where Jenny boldly shared her scalp drama with the world β and some people had feelings.
Letβs rewind: On October 29, Jenny, the 45-year-old author of City of Likes (and professional oversharer, apparently), took to Instagram with a head-scratching revelation. What started as an itch she chalked up to “perimenopause symptoms” turned out to be… drumroll… lice! And not just any lice β a thriving colony.
In a video featuring Jenny rocking a chic plastic-bag headpiece (the Fall 2024 Lice Couture Collection?), her friend confirmed the uninvited guests on her scalp. Jennyβs reaction? βI have fβking lice, and honestly, I think I know who gave it to me.β She didnβt name names, but you know thereβs someone out there feeling itchy right now.
Jenny was visibly horrified. βIβve never had lice in my life,β she lamented. βIβve been itching for two weeks. So theyβve been living on me for two weeks.β Two weeks! Long enough for those lice to apply for residency.
Naturally, Instagram had thoughts. Critics came out swinging in the comments like, βWhy are you on a plane with lice?????β and βGirl, maybe skip the in-flight peanuts next time if youβre bringing a scalp circus.β Others were very clear that public lice announcements are not cool.
Fast forward to November 14: Jenny returned to Instagram Stories to clear the air (and, presumably, her scalp). βWho would willingly sit with lice on their head for a five-hour flight if they knew they had lice before boarding!?!?β she wrote, sprinkling a bit of righteous indignation. According to Jenny, she didnβt discover the lice until a late-night head-check post-flight. So, no, she wasnβt the itchy villain of your nightmares; just an oblivious host.
But wait β thereβs more. The lice drama didnβt end with Jenny. The next day, she shared an update revealing the entire Mollen-Biggs household was, well, crawling with company.
βI had an infestation,β Jenny admitted. βSid [her 10-year-old] had an infestation. Lazlo [her 7-year-old] had an infestation. Jason [Biggs, her husband] had, like, two eggs.β TWO EGGS, JASON? Oh, the privilege.
Jenny, however, wasnβt letting her husband off the hook. βLetβs just blame my husband for not looking closely enough at my head,β she declared. According to her, Jasonβs response when asked if she had lice was a casual, βNo.β
Jenny may be the first person to turn head lice into a family-wide conspiracy theory. And to those who judged her for flying unknowingly with a tiny insect rave on her scalp? Well, sheβs not here for it. Lesson learned: Next time Jenny boards a plane, sheβll probably pack more than travel-sized shampoo.