Charlize Theron Reveals She Was Belittled In Her Early Acting Days

Charlize Theron recently recalled an unpleasant experience from her early acting days in a recent interview for Harper’s Bazaar.

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The actress shared that she was only allowed to wear clothes that would make her look “f--kable.”

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Theron claimed she was not allowed to give any opinion about her on-set clothing.

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“There was no conversation around it. It was like, ‘This is what you’re wearing.”

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Theron said those occurrences were “belittling.”

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It inspired her to open her own production company, Denver & Delilah.

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Theron is currently single.

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She previously dated stars like Sean Penn, Stuart Townsend, and Stephan Jenkins.

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The actress shared that she wanted her adopted kids to learn the value of hard work from her.

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