In a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, Megan Fox revealed that she almost reached a “breaking point” after the release of her movie ‘Jennifer’s Body’ in 2009. She said she was constantly being sexualized in movies as well as media.
The 33-year-old said, “It wasn’t just that movie, it was every day of my life, all the time, with every project I worked on and every producer I worked with. It preceded a breaking point for me.”
Fox had to go through a lot and was severely affected by unwanted attention.
The Transformers actress said, “I think I had a genuine psychological breakdown where I wanted just nothing to do.”
She continued, “I didn’t want to be seen, I didn’t want to have to take a photo, do a magazine, walk a carpet, I didn’t want to be seen in public at all because of the fear, and the belief, and the absolute certainty that I was going to be mocked, or spat at, or someone was going to yell at me, or people would stone me or savage me for just being out. So I went through a very dark moment after that.”
Fox said she tried to reveal her own #MeToo experiences while working in Hollywood but felt her thoughts were unwelcome.
“I feel like I was sort of out and in front of the #MeToo movement before the #MeToo movement happened, I was speaking out and saying, ‘Hey, these things are happening to me and they’re not OK,’” recalled Fox. “And everyone was like, ‘Oh well, f***you. We don’t care, you deserve it.’ Because everybody talked about how you looked or how you dressed or the jokes you made.’”
Last year, Fox told The New York Times, “I didn’t speak out for many reasons. I just didn’t think based on how I’d been received by people, and by feminists, that I would be a sympathetic victim. I thought if ever there were a time when the world would agree that it’s appropriate to victim-shame someone, it would be when I came forward with my story.”
Fox mentioned she had a few stories that involved misconduct directed toward her. However, she said she would not share or comment on them in public.“I don’t feel it’s my job to punish someone because they did something bad to me. I’m not the universal hammer of justice,” said Fox.
Talking about feminism, the actress went on to say, “Even though I consider myself a feminist, I feel like feminists don’t want me to be a part of their group. What is supporting other females if there are only certain ones of us we support? If I have to be an academic or have to be non-threatening to you in some way? Why can’t I be a part of the group as well?”
Fox said that things started to fall in place when she got pregnant with her first child, son Noah.
“I think it took getting pregnant – that was the first real breakthrough where my consciousness shifted and my mind opened up and I was able to see from a birds-eye view and breath and take it in,” explained Fox. “And then another kid, and then another kid and with every kid, I feel like that’s always been the doorway into a better version of myself.”
