KEY POINTS

  • Mia Farrow has explained how her three children passed away
  • The rumors sparked after “Allen v. Farrow” didn't mention the tragedies
  • She explained why she is "selective" on social media

Actress Mia Farrow took to Twitter on Wednesday to share a lengthy post following the online speculations about her three children's deaths. The rumors began after the recent HBO documentary “Allen v. Farrow” released its final episode on March 14, without any mention of the tragedies.

"As a mother of fourteen children, my family means everything to me," Farrow began. "While I chose a career that placed me in the public arena, most of my children have elected to live very private lives."

"I respect each of their wishes, which is why I am selective in my social media posts. Few families are perfect, and any parent who has suffered the loss of a child knows that pain is merciless and ceaseless," she added.

"However, some vicious rumors based on untruths have appeared online concerning the lives of three of my children," she addressed the ongoing rumors. "To honor their memory, their children and every family that has dealt with the death of a child, I am posting this message."

In the further statement, Farrow wrote about the deaths of her daughters Tam and Lark, and son Thaddeus, who was not mentioned in the documentary.

"My beloved daughter Tam passed away at 17 from an accidental prescription overdose related to the agonizing migraines she suffered, and her heart ailment," she wrote. "My daughter Lark was an extraordinary woman, a wonderful daughter, sister, partner, and mother to her own children."

"She died at 35 from complications of HIV/AIDS, which she contracted from a previous partner," she revealed. Despite her illness, she lived a fruitful and loving life with her children and longtime partner. She succumbed to her illness & died suddenly in the hospital on Christmas, in her partner’s arms."

"My courageous son Thaddeus was 29 and happily living with his partner; we were all anticipating a wedding, but when the relationship abruptly ended, he took his own life. These are unspeakable tragedies," the 76-year-old actress wrote. "Any other speculation about their deaths is to dishonor their lives and the lives of their children and loved ones."

The actress concluded the statement by sharing how grateful she feels to be a "mother of fourteen children" who blessed her with "sixteen grandchildren."

Mia Farrow
Mia Farrow also has never won an Academy Award. She was first noticed for the film “Rosemary’s Baby” by Roman Polanski, and has gone on to other great roles such as in Woody Allen’s “A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy.” Farrow is also known for her extensive humanitarian work with UNICEF. Reuters