Charlize Theron once more mentioned on the podcast “Name Her Daddy” a sexual harassment allegation she first revealed in 2019 on “The Howard Stern Present.” Theron stated {that a} director — whose title she wouldn’t reveal — answered the door in his pajamas when she went over to his home on a Saturday night time for an audition. She left after the person put “his hand on [her] knee.” Theron has lengthy been vocal within the #MeToo motion, even starring within the 2020 explosive drama “Bombshell,” which involved the takedown of alleged serial harasser Roger Ailes, the previous CEO of Fox Information.
In addressing why she has saved the filmmaker’s id a secret, Theron instructed host Alex Cooper that she didn’t “need the story to be about him.”
“It’s not as a result of I’m defending him or something,” Theron stated (by way of Selection). “He obtained nervous for just a little bit. He heard me inform the story and he knew it was about him, and he wrote me a fake letter attempting to elucidate his conduct and the way I will need to have misunderstood it, which is basic, isn’t it? It’s so basic.”
In recalling the incident, Theron stated it was clear that there was no intention to forged her in any position. “I used to be by no means going to get a component that night time. I knew it as quickly as I left. I wasn’t there as a result of I had some worth that I used to be going to convey to his film. I used to be solely valued for one factor,” she stated.
The “Mad Max: Fury Highway” star spoke on to the person on the podcast, saying, “I received’t ever fucking say your title as a result of you’re the scumbag. You already know it’s you.” She additionally stated that if another performers ever requested her concerning the director, she can be “fully trustworthy,” including “and he is aware of that.”
“I type of like that he’s obtained to be on a sizzling seat. He doesn’t know when it’s going to come back. I type of like that just a little extra,” Theron stated. “I can’t let a motherfucker fuck with me any day of the week.”
Theron’s newest challenge is “The Previous Guard 2,” streaming now on Netflix. The sequel to the 2020 streaming hit finds her appearing alongside one other motion legend, Uma Thurman. Subsequent yr, Theron will seem in author/director Christopher Nolan’s extremely anticipated “The Odyssey,” which launched its first poster earlier this week and its teaser trailer is presently operating completely in cinemas.
