Alicia Silverstone Chose Family Life in Hideaway Home with Son Who She Was Criticized for Sleeping & Bathing With

• Decades after rising to fame as a teenage actor, Alicia Silverstone now lives with her 12-year-old son in her Hollywood Hills home of 27 years.
• She received criticism when she opened up about parenting her only child.
• The "Blast from the Past" actress parted ways with her husband after 13 years of marriage.

Alicia Silverstone, known for her role as Cher in "Clueless," was born on October 4, 1976, to parents who weren't part of the acting industry. She entered the world of acting after landing commercials when she was six.

Her first significant role that made her famous was in the 1993 thriller, "The Crush," where she played the role of a young girl who becomes friends with an older man and soon starts obsessing over him.

The role won her two MTV Movie awards before she became known as the girl in Aerosmith's songs. Silverstone gradually rose to fame with her stellar performances in movies, including "Clueless," but didn't feel comfortable with the fame it brought.

After her role in the 1995 movie, Silverstone became famous as Cher, but she didn't know how to manage her fame and felt was unprepared for it. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Silverstone confessed:

"I really had no idea what was happening, and it didn't feel comfortable."

Feeling unhappy about her situation, the actress stopped accepting roles for a while. Instead, she followed her passion for activism and traveled to Africa and Peru to conserve nature. Besides that, she developed an interest in writing and worked on health-related books.

Years after gaining popularity as a teenage actor, Silverstone now lives in her Hollywood Hills house of 27 years with her son, Bear Blu Jarecki. The 46-year-old believes in sustainable living, and her L.A. home illustrates what being earth-friendly means.

Silverstone's house is powered by solar energy, and the water system recycles wastewater from the bathrooms to irrigate the outdoor garden, including trees and plants yielding avocadoes, strawberries, and blueberries. Moreover, the mother of one only eats vegan food. She said:

"I'm extremely conscious of the choices I make so that my impact is as little as possible, and I tread as lightly on the earth as I can."

Why Did Alicia Receive Criticism after Opening up about Her Parenting Methods?

Besides living a sustainable lifestyle, Silverstone enjoys raising her only son, whom she shares with her ex-husband, Christopher Jarecki. In a 2020 interview with The New York Times, she opened up about parenting her then-9-year-old son.

"My son and I take baths together, and when he's not with me, I take a bath, and that really feels nourishing and comforting," she revealed. Besides sharing their bathtime, the mother-son duo enjoyed skipping rope, jumping on the trampoline, and dancing.

When netizens learned that the actress takes a bath with her son, they were shocked and slammed her on Twitter. Her parenting method was something none of her fans expected her to practice.

However, people's comments about Silverstone's parenting style did not bother her. Two years later, she revealed in an episode of "The Ellen Fisher Podcast" that she shares the same bed with Bear while being aware of how people would react to her statement.

Calling herself a "natural mama," Silverstone said, "The things I'm doing, I'm not inventing. I didn't invent any of it. I would love to take credit for all of it, but it's not me, unfortunately; it's just me following nature."

The loving mother welcomed her baby boy, who taught her a lot about motherhood, in May 2012. In an interview with People, Silverstone recalled the time he was born, saying, "It was like the whole world stopped," before adding:

"Just taking care of him was just such a pleasure."

Why Did Alicia Part Ways with Her Ex-husband?

After being separated for two years, Silverstone and Christopher filed for divorce in 2018. The couple was married for 13 years when they submitted divorce papers to the Los Angeles County Superior Court.

The legal documents said the couple had irreconcilable differences that led them to part ways. However, they agreed to share custody of Bear, who was 7 when the couple divorced. No details regarding the spousal support were given except that it would be based on their prenup agreement.

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