'My mother killed dad': Charlize Theron first openly spoke about the tragedy in the family
'18.12.2019'
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Hollywood star and Academy Award winner Charlize Theron first revealed the details of a family tragedy that happened 28 years ago. The actress was only 15 years old when her alcoholic dad shot three times at the door of the room where she was with her mother.
“None of the bullets fired hit us, which is a miracle in itself. But my mother, defending herself, shot herself and killed him, ”said Theron in an interview with NPR TV channel. Shared details Bi-bi-si.
“Now it is obvious to us that we are not alone in this tragedy. So many people have had similar experiences, ”added the actress, whose childhood was spent on a farm near Johannesburg in South Africa.
She says that her father Charles drank a lot and was a very sick person. She calls life with an alcoholic parent “hopeless”.
“Living with an alcoholic is hard - you never know what to expect. And this unpredictability stays with you for life, ”says the actress.
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On that terrible night, her father was unusually drunk, he could hardly stand on his feet. He burst into the house with a gun, recalls the actress.
“Mom and I were in my bedroom, he was breaking into the room, and we were trying to hold the door. He took a step back and shot three times at the door. He did not hit us, which was a miracle, but the mother shot herself and put an end to it. "
The police did not bring charges against the mother of Charlize Gerda, believing that she acted as part of the necessary self-defense.
“I’m not ashamed to talk about it, I think we should talk about the problem of violence more often, so we understand that we are not alone,” adds Theron.
44-year-old Theron in an interview also described how, at the beginning of her acting career, she was faced with harassment by the director.
According to her, she began to apologize to him before leaving, and still cannot forgive herself for this.
“I only blamed myself for everything… for not finding the right words, for not sending him away, for not doing anything that we consider necessary to do in such a situation.”
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The topic of harassment and sex scandal on American television is raised in the movie "Sensation", where Theron played one of the roles.
The film tells how women who worked on Fox News in America accused former company head Roger Isles of sexual harassment. Theron plays Fox News TV presenter Megin Kelly.
