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 mentioned {that a} director — whose identify 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 stored the filmmaker’s id a secret, Theron advised 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 mentioned (through Selection). “He obtained nervous for a bit bit. He heard me inform the story and he knew it was about him, and he wrote me a faux letter attempting to clarify 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 mentioned it was clear that there was no intention to forged her in any function. “I used to be by no means going to get an element 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 mentioned.
The “Mad Max: Fury Street” star spoke on to the person on the podcast, saying, “I received’t ever fucking say your identify as a result of you understand you’re the scumbag. You understand it’s you.” She additionally mentioned that if every other performers ever requested her in regards to the director, she could be “utterly sincere,” including “and he is aware of that.”
“I type of like that he’s obtained to be on a scorching seat. He doesn’t know when it’s going to return. I type of like that a bit extra,” Theron mentioned. “I cannot let a motherfucker fuck with me any day of the week.”
Theron’s newest venture is “The Outdated Guard 2,” streaming now on Netflix. The sequel to the 2020 streaming hit finds her appearing alongside one other motion legend, Uma Thurman. Subsequent 12 months, Theron will seem in author/director Christopher Nolan’s extremely anticipated “The Odyssey,” which launched its first poster earlier this week.