Vanessa Marcil praises herself and son Kassius for ‘taking risks’

Vanessa Marcil is proud of herself – and that pride extends to her son, Kassius Lijah Marcil-Green.

“I grew up in a very bad neighborhood. Members of the Chicano family, older and younger than me, were in gangs, sold drugs and some are sex workers. (Respect) Being where I come from, what I have achieved and what my son has achieved is unheard of,” the actress wrote. via Instagram on Saturday, November 8, alongside a throwback photo of her pregnancy with Kassius, now 23, which she shares with ex Brian Austin Green.

Marcil, 57, continued, “The risks Kass and I are both willing to take in life, as artists who choose the path less traveled, IS the outcome. The journey, the struggle IS the outcome. Do what you love. Have no safety net. Don’t settle for a backup plan. You will never look back and regret your freedom. Take the risk. Art is meant to disrupt, to disrupt, to make you feel something. If you are not willing to feel the bad, you will also miss the joy. If you Do the same thing a man would do? You are called a bitch.

Marcil started her career in 1992 as Brenda Barrett General Hospitalwhere she appeared occasionally until 2013. She is also known for her roles as Gina Kincaid in Beverly Hills, 90210 and Sam Marquez further Vegas. Currently, Marcil spends her days advocating for single mothers and rescuing animals. She works closely with the SoCal French Bulldog Rescue and the California Cleft Pup Rescue, in addition to her work helping dogs in need of forever homes.

Kassius also hopes to become an actor and follow in his parents’ footsteps. (Brian, 52, is best known for playing David Silver Beverly Hills, 90210.)

Marcil has fully supported Kassius, who is openly gay, and recently defended him after receiving homophobic comments.

“First of all, I’m so sorry that you are so lonely and unhappy that you have to involve children in your self-loathing and projection spirals, but I promise you that my child just feels sorry for you. He is happy,” she wrote to a commenter via Instagram in June, saying she would “feel bad for you but I’m not that mature yet.”

“However, my child is the most decent, forgiving, kind, educated, talented, FREE, committed (with the same boyfriend for 8 years), self-reflective, non-judgmental, philanthropic (look it up [commenter]), Intellect… who has actually studied the Bible and Judaism, along with other religions, languages ​​and cultures, and he would fight for your freedoms and rights just like my husband did in the Iraq War,” she continued, mentioning her fiancé, a deputy sheriff MC Martin.

Brian also assisted his son by telling the story Lance Bass on his ‘Frosted Tips’ podcast in 2023 that although it was initially ‘challenging’, he fully supports Kassius.

“I started working on conservation with Kash, where it seemed like I really wanted to understand the things that initially seemed so different to me,” Green said at the time. “And then you realize, ‘Oh, this isn’t different at all.’ It’s just your choice of partner. It doesn’t affect me at all.”

He continued, “And that’s what I always try to beat into people now: It doesn’t affect you. Why do you care so much? And why are you somehow trying to bully your feelings and your opinions into something that literally doesn’t affect you at all?”

Brian also shares children Noah, 13, Bodhi, 11, and Journey, 9, with ex-wife Megan Fox and son Zane, 3, with fiancé Sharna Burgess.

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