Hollywood star Charlize Theron has carved a unique niche for herself as an actor of repute over 25 years. Theron who has proved that she is much more than a beautiful face, has also pioneered many films that have put women and women-centric themes in the spotlight. From her Oscar-winning turn in Monster to her power-packed performances in Mad Max: Fury Road and The Old Guard, the South African star has ensured that the voice of women has been heard and respected in Hollywood.
The journey to get here was not an easy one for Charlize Theron. The celebrity has openly spoken against misogyny and objectification of women in Hollywood especially in the light of the #metoo movement after the shocking Harvey Weinstein scandal rocked the industry. But before this incident, Theron opened up about the disturbing experiences she faced with a producer as a vulnerable teenage female actor in Hollywood.
Charlize Theron Reveals S*xual Harassment Experience As A Teen Star
In an interview during the promotion of her film Long Shot in 2019, Charlize Theron revealed disturbing details of her harrowing experience in the hands of a Hollywood producer as a young and upcoming star in Hollywood. Theron who was then around 19 years old, was asked to go to the producer’s house at night to secure an audition for a part. The Old Guard actor’s alarm bells immediately went off as soon as she entered the house as the producer who was in his pajamas, made her feel uncomfortable straightaway by sitting very close to her with a drink. But it was his next move that confirmed to Theron that she was courting trouble. Recalling the incident, the Oscar winner said,
“And then at one point, he put his hand on my knee. You just go blank. Like you don’t know what to do, but I left. I don’t even know how I got out of the house, but I left. It would have ended really badly. I was like, I’m not that kind of girl. Why did I not tell him to go f**k himself? It made me so angry.”
Despite blaming herself for not reacting more aggressively towards her perpetrator, Theron used this incident as a learning experience to always stand up for herself and for other women in the entertainment industry who faced similar situations of abuse from men.
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Charlize Theron Brutally Dismissed Harvey Weinstein
The Harvey Weinstein scandal opened up a Pandora’s box of allegations from the heart of Hollywood. Many top stars in the industry came out with their shocking stories and experiences with the producer. Having gone through her own experience of harassment as a young star, Charlize Theron was among the many A-Listers who spoke openly about Weinsten’s disturbing demeanor over the years. Speaking of how he manipulated each actor against the other, Theron said,
“One of his lines was that Renée [Zellweger] and I slept with him to get jobs. There was no limit to him. Pitting women against each other? He was really, really good at that. There was a lot of, like, ‘Well, I’m talking to Gwyneth [Paltrow] for this movie…’ Even in the s*xual favors, he would still pit us against each other.”
Theron went on to firmly state that she was never involved in giving any type of s*xual favor to Weinstein to bag a role and claimed that the producer’s allegation of the same was completely false.
Source: Cinemablend
