Megyn Kelly accused Charlize Theron of “stealing” her “intimate story” because she called it “repulsive” – five years after the actress portrayed the news anchor in the hit film “Bombshell”.
The 53-year-old media personality once again used the news to slam Hollywood – just a year after she told the 49-year-old actress to come out and “finish her up.”
Released in 2019, “Bombshell” told the scandalous story of several Fox News employees (Megyn Kelly and Gretchen Carlson) who set out to denounce the man who made them famous, CEO Roger Ailes, for sexual harassment.
In the film, Charlize plays Megyn – who worked at Fox from 2004 to 2017 and was one of the media company’s rising stars – and shows the world what happened when the journalist reported the harassment allegations.
After previously calling the film extremely “emotional” and stating that she had made “changes,” the reporter now once again calls out the A-list celebrities behind the film (Charlize, Margot Robbie and Nicole Kidman) for their roles, having called them “nasty” before revealing her true opinion of the Hollywood stars.
Megyn Kelly has accused Charlize Theron of “stealing” her “intimate story” as she called it “repulsive” – five years after the actress portrayed the news anchor in the hit film Bombshell
Megyn, who now works for SiriusXM, went on air and spoke at length about her true feelings about the “evil” actress who played her.
She said: “I just find it so disgusting. Charlize Theron and her friends basically ripped off my whole book for the movie ‘Bombshell’ and she played yours truly and then she went out on her press tour and kept badmouthing me.
“First of all, you stole my book. You stole my very intimate story and you paid me nothing for it – not that it was for sale – and you took all this time acting out that story and you took absolutely no time to really get to know me, and then you decided to spend your whole press tour vilifying me.
“Hollywood is disgusting, just take your damn prize and get out of here.”
DailyMail.com has contacted Charlize’s representative for comment.
Bombshell was released in 2019 and quickly became a huge success. Charlize received much praise for her performance and even won the International Star Award at the 2020 Palm Springs International Film Festival.
The film itself won an award from the Producers Guild of America in 2020.
In the past, Megyn had criticized the actress – who wore various prosthetics to look uncannily like the journalist – for her comments during a press tour for the film.
The media personality once again used the news to criticize Hollywood – just a year after she challenged the 49-year-old actress to come out and “pull her over” (Charlize appears in the film).
Bombshell, released in 2019, told the scandalous story of several Fox News employees (Megyn Kelly and Gretchen Carlson) who wanted to expose CEO Roger Ailes
In the film, Charlize plays Megyn – who worked at Fox from 2004 to 2017 and was one of the media company’s rising stars – and shows the world what happened when she reported
“When she was on her media tour to promote the film, people said things to her like, ‘Well, Megyn Kelly wasn’t the first, she had been harassed by him years before and she didn’t come out until years later.'”
“And she had the nerve to say, ‘Megyn Kelly was late to the party. No question about it…'” Kelly told journalist Nellie Bowles.
The former Fox presenter reacted sharply to the actress.
She added: ‘Bitch, you weren’t even at the party. You never f***ing made any accusations. I’m sure you were harassed. But you’re too cowardly to say anything about it. So sit down.’ I was so mad about that.’
After the film’s release, Megyn revealed that watching the film was an “incredibly emotional experience.”
She posted a photo of her son Thatcher in a cinema looking at a Bombshell poster.
“My husband @dougbrunt and I recently went to see Frozen 2 with our three kids,” Megyn wrote in the caption. “As we walked into the theater, our six-year-old stopped at this poster advertising another movie coming to the big screen. The ad confused him because it appeared to show a picture of me.”
The poster in question features the film’s stars Charlize, Nicole and Margot. Charlize wore various prosthetics – including false eyelids – to transform herself into a replica of the conservative commentator from the film.
After previously describing the film as extremely “emotional,” the reporter now calls on the A-list celebrities again (Charlize, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie, seen in Bombshell).
Megyn claimed that Roger, who died in May 2017, sexually harassed her on several occasions during her time at Fox News, including trying to force her to kiss him on the lips.
Megyn noted, “But even though the movie ‘Bombshell’ is loosely based on my experiences during the Fox News sexual harassment scandal, I have nothing to do with that film.”
“I did not sell the rights to my story or book and did not see the film until all possible changes had been made, although I would certainly have made some.”
Kelly declined to elaborate on what those changes would have been, but wrote: “Viewing this image was an incredibly emotional experience for me and the people I saw it with. Sexual harassment is rampant in this country; it can leave scars that don’t heal. My sympathies go out to those who have been through this and I hope this story provides them with some comfort.”
She added: “As for my thoughts on the film, I’ll have more to say soon.”
Just last year, Megyn made it clear again that she had a problem with the actress by questioning her words.
Megyn Kelly told Charlize to “come and finish me off” after the actress vowed to attack anyone who had a problem with drag queens.
She left Fox News in January 2017 and made her debut at NBC in June of that year, where she reportedly earned $15 to $20 million a year.
Charlize received a SAG Award nomination on Wednesday for her portrayal of the journalist, while Bombshell herself received a Golden Globe nomination
Charlize, the mother of 11-year-old transgender daughter Jackson, spoke at a fundraising gala on the theme of “Drag Isn’t Dangerous” to lobby against the numerous laws currently being discussed nationwide that aim to restrict the rights of transgender people.
The Hollywood star actress said she would “f*** off” anyone who “tries to f*** off you.”
Megyn replied, “Why doesn’t Charlize Theron come and mess with me?”
The reporter claimed that Roger, who died in May 2017, sexually harassed her on several occasions during her time at Fox News, including trying to force her to kiss him on the lips.
She left Fox News in January 2017 and made her debut at NBC in June of the same year, where she reportedly earned $15 to $20 million a year.
After a controversial year and a half of broadcasting, her contract with NBC was terminated in January 2019.
In 2021, Megyn continued working for SiriusXM.
For her portrayal of the journalist, Charlize was nominated for a SAG Award on Wednesday, while “Bombshell” itself received a Golden Globe nomination.
