Less than a year ago, Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis welcomed their second child, a son named Dimitri Portwood. Three years prior, Kunis had given birth to a daughter, Wyatt Isabelle. Naturally, Kutcher and Kunis' life has changed completely since having kids. Kunis told Marie Claire this month that motherhood has made her "ragged tired" and shown her how "selfless" she can be. "My kids are healthy, I’m happy," she said.
But even though parenthood is such a huge part of their lives, we rarely see photos of Kunis, Kutcher, and their kids just out and about or on social media—and that's not a coincidence. The actors intentionally choose to keep their children out of the public eye, and their reason is simple: Wyatt and Dimitri haven't agreed to be public figures like their parents.
"I have conversations with people about this," Kutcher told Arianna Huffington during an episode of the Thrive Global Podcast with iHeart Radio. "I actually think that that should be a choice…. We actually feel that being public is a personal choice."
He continued, "My wife and I have chosen a career where we're in the public light. But my kids have not, so I think they should have the right to choose that…. I don't think they should have images of them that are out there as children that somebody could potentially blackmail or do whatever. It's their private life. It's not mine to give away."
The implication here seems to be that Kunis and Kutcher wouldn't mind their children becoming public figures if that's what they wanted, but they're just too young right now to make that call.
Of course, this doesn't mean Kunis and Kutcher don't take photos of their kids. Kutcher told Huffington he and Kunis have a "private social network" where they share pics of Wyatt and Dimitri with friends and family. "[This is] so the grandparents can see the kids and stuff, but we don't share any photos of our kids publicly," Kutcher said. Makes sense.
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