{"id":1977974,"date":"2026-06-08T00:55:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1977974"},"modified":"2026-06-08T00:55:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:55:30","slug":"influencer-jesse-ridgway-says-hes-glad-he-wasnt-aborted-im-normal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1977974","title":{"rendered":"Influencer Jesse Ridgway Says He&#8217;s Glad He Wasn&#8217;t Aborted, &#8216;I&#8217;m Normal&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/af\/16by9\/2026\/06\/07\/aff2ec29631143468e01b4325a7edef7_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Influencer Jesse Ridgway Says He&#8217;s Glad He Wasn&#8217;t Aborted, &#8216;I&#8217;m Normal&#8217;<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">YouTuber Jesse Ridgway<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">I&#8217;m Glad I Wasn&#8217;t Aborted, But I&#8217;m &#8216;Normal&#8217;!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-06-07T17:55:30-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              June 7, 2026<br \/>\n                            5:55 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-6a8a5593bdabe2f4ad38f2ec453c6bcb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-12fe3438-89f1-44a9-b595-56470b54dd37-1452452471-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/79\/16by9\/2026\/06\/07\/79c2bba0c00546079c9c828e45428876_md.png\" alt=\"060726_jesse_ridgway_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-12fe3438-89f1-44a9-b595-56470b54dd37-1452452471-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">&#8220;BUT I&#8217;M NORMAL&#8221;<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/jesse-ridgway-glad-he-didnt-get-aborted-06-07-2026\/\">Video: Jesse Ridgway<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">YouTube\/@McJuggerNuggets<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c00f3231ed685f40b76625e3bddebf47\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>YouTuber <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jesse-ridgway\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Jesse Ridgway <\/strong><\/a>isn&#8217;t backing down from the abortion firestorm surrounding his family &#8230; rejecting claims that his own life proves he and his wife <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ashley-ridgway\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Ashley <\/strong><\/a>made the wrong decision to not carry their unborn child to term.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-df9adfc0f6c0aaca8e33fc09687bb0d5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The influencer &#8212; aka <strong>McJuggerNuggets <\/strong>&#8212; addressed the controversy during a lengthy livestream Saturday, where he appeared to respond to folks who have spent days attacking the couple online over their decision to terminate a pregnancy after learning their unborn baby had Down syndrome.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-705a34ad439b425f8039e6416641595b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260604_6e4f6c33e92149d9abac6647469f748d\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:6af2cd1d-b44c-4066-9eae-5d24cbe939e4\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/6e\/4by3\/2026\/06\/04\/6e4f6c33e92149d9abac6647469f748d_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-Jesse-Ridgway-Ashley-Ridgway-ig-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f00cc2971d244d0746e9c052bb3e2b42\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Near the end of the stream, Jesse took aim at one argument he&#8217;s seen repeatedly &#8230; saying, &#8220;I&#8217;m glad my dad didn&#8217;t f***ing terminate me, but I&#8217;m normal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-98e68f440224fcaa895ad1cbd48eee12\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>There&#8217;s been intense debate across social media since they first revealed they ended the pregnancy after prenatal testing showed their unborn child had Trisomy 21, also known as Down syndrome.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0d40983e28b253b0eb3b325d016929da\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260604_fb3a31c82d1f439aacfeaa9a1992dccb\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:6af2cd1d-b44c-4066-9eae-5d24cbe939e4\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/fb\/4by3\/2026\/06\/04\/fb3a31c82d1f439aacfeaa9a1992dccb_md.jpg\" alt=\"Jesse Ridgway and Ashley Ridgway\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4223820caa1faf9338d719889dfa4c46\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As we reported, the couple said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/04\/jesse-ashley-ridgway-terminate-pregnancy\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>the decision<\/strong><\/a> was made only after extensive conversations &#8230; and they described the experience as heartbreaking, insisting it was not a choice they made lightly.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6f5522ba3d8435e232a664b5b582bc0e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-b6b5cd70-c4f7-4c67-aada-962a515c7e02-1603589747-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/33\/16by9\/2026\/06\/05\/33b1abf2a403413d86687d4a4e89f0eb_md.jpg\" alt=\"ridgway-family-kal-06-05-2026\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-b6b5cd70-c4f7-4c67-aada-962a515c7e02-1603589747-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">WE&#8217;LL NEVER STOP ADVOCATING<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/influencer-couple-sleep-with-gun-due-to-death-threats-after-abortion-news-06-05-2026\/\">Video: Influencer Couple Sleeping With Gun Close By After Abortion Backlash<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-67757284b690597859c2119f97056d40\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Still, announcement triggered an immediate backlash online &#8230; with critics flooding the couple&#8217;s pages with angry comments. Jesse revealed they have been receiving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/05\/influencer-couple-gets-death-threats-after-aborting-down-syndrome-baby\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>death threats <\/strong><\/a>from people furious over their decision, and they said on &#8220;TMZ Live&#8221; the harassment got so severe they&#8217;re taking extra <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/05\/ridgway-family-discuss-protection-efforts-amid-threats-after-abortion-announcement\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>safety precautions<\/strong><\/a> at home &#8212; like sleeping with a gun nearby.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d18213b251611246e47099c15b9ce638\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The criticism keeps coming, but Jesse isn&#8217;t showing any signs of second-guessing the decision.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/07\/jesse-ridgway-responds-critics-down-syndrome-abortion\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:6af2cd1d-b44c-4066-9eae-5d24cbe939e4\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/07\/jesse-ridgway-responds-critics-down-syndrome-abortion\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:6af2cd1d-b44c-4066-9eae-5d24cbe939e4\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;twitter-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"tag-cloud\">\n<ul class=\"tag-cloud__list-group\"><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/mcjuggernuggets\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                McJuggerNuggets<br \/>\n              <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ashley-ridgway\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                Ashley Ridgway<br \/>\n              <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/celebrity-news\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:3}\"><br \/>\n                Celebrity News<br \/>\n              <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/threats\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:4}\"><br \/>\n                Threats<br \/>\n              <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/couples\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:5}\"><br \/>\n                Couples<br \/>\n              <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/influencers\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:6}\"><br \/>\n                Influencers<br \/>\n              <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/abortion\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:7}\"><br \/>\n                Abortion<br \/>\n              <\/a><\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/07\/jesse-ridgway-responds-critics-down-syndrome-abortion\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/af\/16by9\/2026\/06\/07\/aff2ec29631143468e01b4325a7edef7_xl.png&#8221;] Influencer Jesse Ridgway Says He&#8217;s Glad He Wasn&#8217;t Aborted, &#8216;I&#8217;m Normal&#8217; YouTuber Jesse RidgwayI&#8217;m Glad I Wasn&#8217;t Aborted, But I&#8217;m &#8216;Normal&#8217;!!! 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