Megan Fox broke the silence and told why she left Hollywood: "I thought they would make fun of me, that they would spit on me"
After the premiere of the movie "Jennifer's Body" in 2009, the actress received strong criticism and went through a severe depression that forced her to move away from the spotlight
A little over a decade ago, the world knew the name of Megan Fox. In 2007, she had landed the role of Mikaela Banes in "Transformers", and her boyish and feline face soon monopolized the covers and pages of gossip magazines. . Favorite of the photographers on the red carpets and compared ad nauseam with Angelina Jolie, Megan Fox became at her 20 years one of the promising young stars of the lavish cosmos of Hollywood.
But just as quickly as she reached the top, everything she had achieved was gone.
The renowned actress moved away from the spotlight. From the red carpets. From the film sets and the anxious spotlights of the paparazzi. Discreet and quiet, she faded from the Hollywood scene to "heal." And now, a long time later, she broke her silence and told how her fierce criticism slowly consumed her at that time.
In a candid interview with the Fox program "Entertainment Tonight," he explained that everything began to go wrong after the premiere of the movie "Jennifer's Body" in 2009. The poor reception the production had seemed to push the media and the public to promote a campaign to destroy it.
"There was so much going on with me at the time that criticism of the movie wasn't at the top [of my worry list]. Because I had such a strained relationship with the public, with the media and with journalists, and I was struggling so much at the time that it wasn't particularly painful for me. It was just part of the whole thing."
After the release of "Jennifer's Body" she felt lonely. They attacked her body, her interpretation, her attitudes, her looks... Any detail became an excuse to bring her down, or at least that's how she felt. Not even feminist groups supported her, despite the fact that the Hollywood industry had sexualized her body since she was a teenager.
"Even though I considered myself a feminist, I think feminists didn't want me to be part of their group. What's the point of supporting other women if there's only one group of women you can support? Should I be an academic or not? Do you find it intimidating [to support me]? Why can't I be a part of your group too?"
The actress, who is now 33 years old, revealed that she wanted to report several cases under the #MeToo movement, but she did not do so because she knew she would be labeled the "perfect victim." After the movie, she decided to get away from it all, "hide and heal."
I think I suffered a real psychological collapse. I didn't want to do anything. I didn't want them to see me. I didn't want to have to have my picture taken, be in a magazine, or walk across a rug. I didn't want to be seen in public at all because… I thought I would be mocked or spit on or yelled at or people would stone me or attack me for going outside or whatever.
Added to the "tense" relationship she had with the media and the public was low self-esteem. She didn't feel pretty, or smart, or capable.
"I wasn't perfect, or I was too fat or too thin. I was stupid, or offensive. I was a waste or a bad actress. Anything you could say to me, I had already felt that way, because I thought the world wasn't going to hurt me." accept, so I went through a very dark time after that."
Her motherhood helped her overcome that difficult stage. Today, she has three children with her husband Brian Austin Green: Bodhi Ransom, Journey River and Noah Shannon. However, being a mother also has her disadvantages in Hollywood.
"It's not something that's really respected in this industry. It's considered a handicap. And that's unfortunate because it's not recognized that we're juggling, what we're doing."
