This boy isn't poison.
Megan Fox's new book of poetry Pretty Boys are Poisonous takes an intimate look at some of the actress' most painful moments in life. Now, she is sharing how her fiancé Machine Gun Kelly reacted to her desire to create this type of personal art and supported her through it.
"I think it helps that he's an artist himself," the Transformers alum said in a preview clip from the Nov. 10 episode of The Drew Barrymore Show. "And he recognizes that he has this outlet where he gets to experience his catharsis through songwriting, where he gets to express his pain in that way. And as an actor, you don't really have that, because I'm reading someone else's dialogue. So I don't get to go to work and really put my experiences or my pain into my art."
She further explained to host Drew Barrymore that MGK (born Colson Baker) "recognized that I needed an outlet for that," adding, "And when you love someone you're not going to deny them the right to experience a relief from their suffering. And I think that's just part of what it is to care about someone and to want to see them heal."
And though the Jennifer's Body actress has previously said that while much of her book comes from personal experiences, there are elements that are allegorical, she did address the likelihood that some readers will read her words and automatically think they're about the rapper—in the same way people assume the 33-year-old's music is about her.
"I think inevitably once you're in a famous relationship," the 37-year-old noted, "anything I do or say for the rest of my life, people will probably think it's about him, because the relationship is so public. The same thing any song he writes is always probably going to be about me in someone's mind. And so I think you have to just let it go because it's about expressing the truth, and healing yourself through your art. And you can't really worry about what other people are gonna think. I'm sure we all have days where we worry about it."
She added with a laugh, "I've read some of his song lyrics and I'm like, 'Okay are we really gonna print that? Okay.' It is what it is though because as long as it's the truth, then it's the truth. And like I have to be accountable for my actions and my role inside a relationship and if somebody wants to put that into art they should."
In fact, Megan had one particular recommendation for those from her past needing to vent.
"Anyone who dated me in my early 20s should probably write their own poetry book," she quipped. "Because I was not a peach."
To relive Megan and Machine Gun Kelly's relationship back to its beginning, keep reading.
July 2020: How They Met
The couple did their first podcast together and detailed how they met on the set of the movie Midnight in the Switchglass. They also became Instagram official in July when MGK posted a selfie of the couple with the caption, "Waited for eternity to find you again..."
August 2020: Megan Professes Her Love
The actress shared the first photo of herself with her new man captioning it, "Achingly Beautiful Boy... My heart is yours."
November 2020: Red Carpet Official
The couple made their first red carpet appearance at the American Music Awards. The same month, the actress files for divorce from estranged husband Brian Austin Green, with whom she shares three sons.
April 2021: Double Birthday Date
Double date! The duo celebrates MGK's birthday with friends Kourtney Kardashian and boyfriend Travis Barker.
May 2021: iHeartRadio Music Awards
Pretty in pink! Megan supports Machine Gun Kelly as they attend the iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles.
May 2021: Billboard Music Awards
The lovebirds arrive at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards in Los Angeles.
May 2021: Onstage Love
The two appear onstage during the rocker's show at the Barstool Sports Indy 500 party at Grand Park in Westfield, Indiana.
January 2022: We're Engaged
New year, new relationship status! On Jan. 12, 2022, Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly announced on Instagram that they were engaged. "Yes, in this life and every life," the musician wrote on Instagram.
October 2022: Pam & Tommy
The two dressed up as Pamela Anderson and ex-husband Tommy Lee at the annual Casamigos Halloween party.
February 2023: Grammys Date Night
The two embraced on the red carpet on music's biggest night.
May 2023: London Date Night
Megan supported MGK at the unveiling of The 8th Deadly Sin - GOSSIP, a limited-edition ring collection collab by the musician and Stephen Webster in London.
October 2023: Happy Halloween
The two also partied at Vas Morgan and Michael Braun's Halloween party.
October 2023: Kill Bill Couple
The two appeared at the annual Casamigos Halloween party.
March 2024: Megan Gives Relationship Update
The actress confirmed that she and MGK had at one point called off their engagement.
"What I've learned from being in this relationship is that it's not for public consumption," she said on the Call Her Daddy podcast. "So I think as of now, I don't have a comment on like the status of the relationship."
She continued, "What I can say is, that is what I refer to as being my 'twin soul', and there will always be a tether to him no matter what."
November 2024: Baby on Board
The couple shared that they were expecting a baby together with Megan writing on Instagram, "Nothing is ever really lost. Welcome back," alongside a photo posing naked covered in black paint and holding her baby bump.
She also included a picture of a pregnancy test with the word, "Yes."
November-December 2024: Breakup
In late November, shortly after confirming Megan's pregnancy, the duo called it quits, multiple outlets reported Dec. 10.
March 2025: It's a Girl!
The duo welcomed daughter on March 27, 2025. According to MGK, Megan gave birth while listening to a score composed by himself and pal Travis Barker.
The rocker said he named their baby girl Saga Blade Fox-Baker because she's the five-year culmination of "coming, disappearing, coming back again, disappearing, coming back again."
“She is an epic story," he told Today. "That's what saga means.”