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January Jones made a rare public appearance with her son Xander Dane, 13, as the pair attended a party in Laguna Beach, Calif. over the weekend
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The teenager towered beside his mom as the pair posed proudly for photographers at the event
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Jones takes her first and only child’s privacy seriously, and rarely posts about him on social media, aside from on his birthdays
January Jones is making a rare public appearance with her 13-year-old son Xander Dane.
On Saturday, July 26, the Mad Men actress, 47, and Xander posed for photographers as attended the 18th annual SeaChange Summer Party in Laguna Beach, Calif.
Jones’ son was almost the same height as his mom as she beamed proudly beside him at the bash, which was held at the Montage Laguna Beach to mark the ocean conservation nonprofit organization Oceana’s 23rd birthday, per the actress’ Instagram.
The star dressed to impress for the outing, donning a chic black dress and strappy sandals, while her teen son wore a pair of white pants, a striped linen shirt and black adidas sneakers.
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January Jones and son Xander Dane
Jones takes her first and only child’s privacy seriously, and rarely posts about him on social media, aside from on his birthdays.
On Sept. 13, 2024, she marked Xander reaching his teenage years by sharing a snap of him posing in front of a sunset on her Instagram Stories, writing, “Bday boy is a teen 😩.”
The year before that, Jones celebrated her son’s birthday by sharing an Instagram post showing him dancing outside of Nobu Malibu.
“Happy Birthday to my child. So proud to be yours,” she wrote in the caption, adding, “Couldn’t love you more.”
Jones has never disclosed the identity of Xander’s father, previously telling The New York Times, “That’s my son’s business. It’s not the public’s business.”
The actress spoke to PEOPLE about having a “blast” with her little one when Xander was just 4 months old.
“He’s wonderful,” she said at the time. “Every day he changes drastically — he’s getting really fun and giggly now, and I can play with him.”
“He’s not just a little bundle,” Jones added. “He’s taking shape, which is really amazing to watch.”
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Five years later, Jones opened up to Red magazine about being a single parent.
“Xander has a lot of bro time with the neighbor dads and my dad, who is super young,” she told the magazine at the time, noting, “It’s good to have strong women around a man to teach him to respect women.”
Jones explained, “He doesn’t have a male person saying, ‘Don’t cry,’ or ‘You throw like a girl.’ All those s—-y things that dads accidentally do.”
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