Megyn Kelly launched a blistering critique of Charlize Theron, calling the actress “vulgar” and “off-putting” for revealing that she lately had a one-night stand with a 26-year-old man.
The previous Fox Information host, who was portrayed by Theron within the 2019 movie “Bombshell,” questioned the actress’s resolution to disclose the small print of her dalliance on the favored “Call Her Daddy” podcast, hosted by Alex Cooper.
“She decided to go on a podcast tour, for some reason, sat down with ‘Call Her Daddy,’ the sex podcaster who interviewed Kamala Harris, all about how much they love abortions,” Kelly stated throughout Thursday’s episode of her SiriusXM podcast “The Megyn Kelly Show.”
“And this is Charlize Theron trying to sound like [a] super cool girl, and I’m gonna let you decide for yourself whether that’s what she accomplished…”
Kelly added: “She’s 49 years old. She’s trying to sound like she’s 26 years old, and it’s inappropriate. It feels weird. She’s one of our biggest stars, that’s true. Act like it… Have some class.”
Later within the episode, Kelly implied that Theron could also be misrepresenting her sexuality and exaggerating sexual encounters for consideration.
“I kind of call bulls–t, because I believe that Charlize Theron probably prefers women. That’s my belief. Okay, I’m entitled to my opinion, and there’s no reason to get into the details as to why I believe it, but I believe it,” Kelly stated.
“And I don’t think that she’s telling the truth about the 26-year-old.”
Theron, who’s at the moment selling the upcoming Netflix movie “The Old Guard 2,” instructed Cooper throughout their dialog: “I did just recently f–k a 26-year-old, and it was really amazing… I’ve never done that. And I was like, ‘Oh, this is great.’ Women should be the ones that are like, ‘F–k you, I’m going to have an orgasm.’”
The Oscar-winning actress has beforehand addressed questions on her sexuality.
In a 2017 look on the Bravo tv present “Watch What Happens Live” with Andy Cohen, Theron was requested if she had “dipped in the lady pond.”
“When I was young, yes,” Theron instructed Cohen.
On the time, she was selling her movie “Atomic Blonde,” a spy thriller through which she portrayed a bisexual MI6 agent who was working in Berlin throughout the Chilly Conflict.
“I mean, it’s just so not big deal. I’m so old school — I really like dudes,” Theron stated on the time.
Theron went on to make clear that whereas she explored her sexuality previously, she identifies as heterosexual and has spoken out in help of bisexual visibility in movie.
Kelly additionally criticized the actress’s use of profanity on “Call Her Daddy,” saying: “I love a good F bomb… But every sentence? An F bomb? ‘F in this, F in that, F in God,’ what is that? This is like an affectation where she’s trying to act like, again, young, cool girl, ‘I get it, and I don’t need a man.’”
Theron, a single mom, additionally spoke on the podcast in regards to the freedom she feels elevating her two adopted daughters — Jackson and August — with no male companion.
“She’s got two children. They don’t need a father? She’s super proud of the fact that there’s no father in the picture? Great. Good for you,” Kelly remarked.
“It’s a very strange thing to see one of our best known actresses sit down like that, with the crossed legs, with this sex podcaster, talking about their orgasms and who they f’ed. It’s just really off-putting.”
Theron adopted her eldest baby, Jackson, in 2012, and her second daughter, August, in 2015. In 2019, Theron revealed that Jackson is transgender, telling media shops that Jackson asserted her id at age three.
Theron, who has by no means married, has been candid about her relationship life.
She was in a long-term relationship with actor Stuart Townsend from 2001 to 2010, and later dated Sean Penn between 2013 and 2015. She has been romantically linked to a number of others, together with Alexander Skarsgård, Gabriel Aubry and Alex Dimitrijevic.
Although she is reportedly on the celeb relationship app Raya, she has expressed frustration with the expertise, calling it disingenuous and tiresome.
Reflecting on what she expects from relationships now, Theron instructed Cohen in a earlier interview: “You better bring your A-game. I won’t settle for less than what I’m giving myself.”
Kelly closed her phase by contrasting Theron’s habits with different stars she views as extra tasteful.
“You never see Julia Roberts do this kind of thing,” she stated.
“She’s on the opposite side of the aisle, that’s fine, but she doesn’t debase herself [or] her attention, because she’s a true star.”
Theron and Cooper haven’t publicly responded to Kelly’s remarks.
