John Legend Shares Chrissy Teigen's Life Was "in Danger" Before Late-Term Abortion With Son Jack

John Legend is revealing more details about his wife Chrissy Teigen’s late-term abortion.

The “All of Me” singer—who shares kids Luna, 8, Miles, 6, Esti, 21 months, and Wren, 16 months, with Chrissy—recently recalled the life-saving medical procedure she had in September 2020 when they lost their son Jack.

“Her life was in danger,” John said on the Oct. 23 episode of the Club Shay Shay podcast. “She was well past 15 weeks when she had to have an abortion. She was miscarrying and bleeding out, and all these things were happening.”

As a result of a partial placental abruption—which occurs when the placenta detaches from the uterus before delivery, which can be life-threatening for both the fetus and the parent, according to Cleveland Clinic—the Cravings cookbook author and “You & I” singer were not able to save their beloved baby Jack. 

“People that have an abortion after 15 weeks almost always wanted to keep the baby,” John continued, “but there's some kind of complication that came up that they have to have an abortion."

Following the loss, Chrissy shared an emotional message of heartbreak, detailing her and her doctors’ extensive efforts to save baby Jack.

"We are shocked and in the kind of deep pain you only hear about, the kind of pain we've never felt before,” she wrote in the September 2020 Instagram post. “We were never able to stop the bleeding and give our baby the fluids he needed, despite bags and bags of blood transfusions. It just wasn't enough."

In her statement, Chrissy addressed her son directly and apologized for not being able to see him grow up.

"To our Jack—I'm so sorry that the first few moments of your life were met with so many complications,” she continued, “that we couldn't give you the home you needed to survive. We will always love you."

A month after their devastating loss, John and Chrissy honored the memory of their son by getting matching wrist tattoos of his name.

“We never decide on our babies' names until the last possible moment after they're born, just before we leave the hospital,” she shared on Instagram. “But we, for some reason, had started to call this little guy in my belly Jack. So he will always be Jack to us.”

Chrissy and John feed their youngest kids Esti and Wren in this February 2024 photo.

To celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary, Chrissy and John traveled with their kids to Lake Como, Italy, where they first married in 2013, to participate in a vow renewal ceremony in front of family and friends. They brought along their kids Luna, Miles, plus babies Esti and Wren (both pictured).

Chrissy and John shared a hug with Miles on the family's vow renewal trip.

Chrissy hugged daughter Luna during her and John's vow renewal trip with their family.

Chrissy appeared with daughter Esti during the vow renewal trip.

John carried baby Esti on his shoulders.

Chrissy and John appeared with their kids Luna, 7, Miles, 5; Esti, 7 months, and Wren, 1 month, on a tropical vacation in August 2023.

John shared this photo on Instagram after Chrissy announced the news, writing, Wren Alexander Stephens, our new love."

Chrissy revealed on June 28, 2023 that she and John welcomed another baby boy, Wren Alexander Stephens, via surrogate earlier that month. He is partially named after the surrogate herself, Alexandra, who is pictured here with the Chrissy's Court star.

Chrissy shared this photo of her and John's son after his birth in June 2023.

Chrissy and John appeared with their son after his birth in June 2023.

Chrissy and John appeared with their kids Luna, 6, Miles, 4, and baby Esti, almost 3 months, in Venice, Italy in April 2023.

Chrissy appeared with the couple's youngest daughter during a trip to London in April 2023.

Chrissy and John posed with their three kids in a Valentine's Day photo.

Miles sweetly crashed a video call between his dad and mom.

Little Esti fell asleep her mama's shoulder.

John cuddled with baby Esti in a sweet father-daughter snap.

John shared his first photo with baby Esti all bundled up.

"look at u out here lookin like a baby," Chrissy captioned a photo of daughter Esti.

She and John welcomed the baby girl on Jan. 13. 

The couple introduced their new baby girl to the world by sharing a photo of daughter Luna and son Miles holding the newborn in a fuzzy blanket from Barefoot Dreams.

"She's here! Esti Maxine Stephens - the house is bustling and our family could not be happier," Chrissy wrote on Instagram. "Daddy sheds nightly tears of joy seeing Luna and Miles so full of love, and I am learning you still need diapers with a c section!? We are in bliss."

Meanwhile, John penned from his account, "I'm in awe of Chrissy's strength and resilience and I'm so thrilled to see how Luna and Miles embrace their baby sister. I'm so, so grateful, but that doesn't seem like a big enough word."

"Sometimes you gotta cooooordinate," John wrote on Instagram as his daughter wore a dress from the American Girl x Janie and Jack collection.

During his dad's kick off concert for his Las Vegas residency on April 22, Chrissy shared a hilarious photo of Miles sleeping through the set.

Who wants to play with Miles? Chrissy and John's son was all smiles when exploring his DockATot Tent of Dreams. 

Chrissy hosted a math competition and family dinner for John's 42nd birthday on Dec. 28, 2020.

Ever wonder what Chrissy's family watches during the day? Here's your answer. "Thank you @mightyexpressofficial for releasing new episodes on @NetflixFamily!" the proud mom wrote on Instagram. "It's their favorite show and these two have watched every episode over and over and over, so mom and dad are verrrrrry happy there are new ones!" 

"Superheroes and sushi was a hit!!" Chrissy wrote on Instagram as John and Miles enjoyed a sushi class with Krispy Rice. "I cannot thank @krispyrice enough for making this happen for our little class." 

Want to be a fly on the wall in the Legend-Teigen house? Chrissy's Instagram Stories could help! The Cravings author documented John enjoying father-daughter time as Luna was styled in Mini Boden.

Life isn't always pretty, but it's always filled with love in this household. "Forever!" Chrissy wrote on her Instagram. 

 

When it was time for Chrissy to read a children's book, the proud mom snuggled up with the Barefoot Dreams In The Wild throw.  

While celebrating Fourth of July 2020, Chrissy captured John and their son Miles wearing matching swimsuits.

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