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George Back
Charlize Theron has 'never forgotten' the bizarre request she once got on a date
Charlize Theron was brought to tears recalling the hilarious story about a date's strange fetish.
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The Wrap
Charlize Theron Calls Megyn Kelly’s Reaction to ‘Bombshell’ ‘Validating’ After Oscar Nomination
Charlize Theron isn’t just “grateful” to the Academy for recognizing the work she did on “Bombshell.” Theron also said she was incredibly moved to get a positive review from the very woman she portrayed for her Oscar-nominated performance: Megyn Kelly.“We were all incredibly moved,” Theron told TheWrap following her Oscar nomination. “It was definitely something, we were all, all of us, the producers, the filmmakers, the entire crew, we worked incredibly hard to be as accurate as we possibly could, and to see that video it was incredibly emotional for all of us. And then it felt very validating.”Kelly revealed in a December Instagram post that she had finally seen “Bombshell” and called it an “incredibly emotional experience.” However, on her YouTube channel Friday, it became clear how deeply she was affected by the film.Also Read: Megyn Kelly Says She Twirled at Roger Ailes' Request: 'God Help Me, I Did It'Kelly watched the film and reacted to it along with former Fox News employees Juliet Huddy, Rudi Bakhtiar and Julie Zann, as well as her husband Doug Brunt (played in “Bombshell” by Mark Duplass). The panel agreed that “Bombshell” captured what it felt like to be harassed, specifically within Fox News and by Roger Ailes. And after seeing their response, Theron said their words were moving and “validating” for herself and all of the filmmakers.“How powerful it felt that they acknowledged that they felt that the essence of this film really represented how it felt to work there and be sexually harassed there,” Theron said. “And that was ultimately what we wanted to get right. For us, that felt very validating.”That said, Kelly said that director Jay Roach and screenwriter Charles Randolph did take some liberties with the material and even got some facts wrong. And the panel added that it was “surreal” to watch a movie told about their experience in which they had no involvement. But Kelly admitted that she did in fact twirl or spin at Ailes’ request, as it’s shown in the film.Also Read: Oscars 2020: Women Scored Record 31% of Nominations Overall Despite Female Director SnubTheron didn’t have time to get into the specifics of what Kelly said were inaccuracies in the film except to say that she as a producer and the rest of the cast and crew worked incredibly hard to get every detail right.Theron’s nomination was one of three “Bombshell” took home on Monday morning, including another for Margot Robbie for Best Supporting Actress and one for Best Makeup and Hairstyling. Theron added that her nomination is meant for the “whole army” behind her and hopes that the nominations can inspire more people to see an important film.“This movie really is important. I believe that in every part of my body. These stories especially, what happened to the women in Fox, and really to all the women out there who have experienced harassment in the workplace, I do feel like it’s so timely and there’s this catharsis happening around this film that’s just so powerful to witness,” Theron said. “If this makes anyone want to go see this movie a little more, I’m glad to see that.”Watch Kelly’s full video here.Read original story Charlize Theron Calls Megyn Kelly’s Reaction to ‘Bombshell’ ‘Validating’ After Oscar Nomination At TheWrap
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Suzy Byrne
Megyn Kelly talks about how ‘demeaning’ it was having to ‘spin’ for former Fox News honcho Roger Ailes — as her husband tearfully looks on
“I was asked to do the spin… and God help me I did it,” Kelly admitted.
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Variety
Margot Robbie Thinks Her Sexually Fluid Fox News Character in ‘Bombshell’ Will End Up With a Woman
To prepare for a role, Margot Robbie tells Variety for this week’s cover story, she dives deep into research. In the case of her “Bombshell” character, Kayla Pospisil — a fictional composite created by screenwriter Charles Randolph — Robbie worked on Kayla’s Florida accent, studied the Fox News programs she would have watched, and created […]
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Ethan Alter
2019's box office winners and losers, from 'The Rise of Skywalker' to 'Gemini Man'
Hollywood officially crowned a new global box office champ in 2019, as "Avengers: Endgame" edged past "Avatar" to become the highest-grossing movie in history. But while there was much joy in the MCU, back in our world there’s evidence that Hollywood at large kind of struck out.
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Deadline
‘Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker’ Lowers Lightsaber To $177M+, Still 3rd Best December Opening – Monday AM Update
Monday AM Update: Disney hasn't reported its final figure yet, but industry estimates show a Sunday of $40.25M for Disney's Rise of Skywalker, -15% from Sunday's $47.5M for an opening weekend around $177.3M. While that's a lot of popcorn and turnstile spinning for exhibition at a time of year when folks are distracted with holiday shopping and […]
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Variety
‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Generates $90 Million on Friday, ‘Cats’ Stumbling
"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" will crush the box office this weekend with an enormous $195 million after taking in $90 million on Friday. "The Rise of Skywalker's" Friday total represents the sixth-highest opening day of all time, behind "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," which generated $91 million when it opened […]
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Stephen Proctor
Charlize Theron credits women at Fox News for launching #MeToo movement
Charlize Theron credits Gretchen Carlson and the others at Fox News who spoke out about sexual harassment with being the precursor to the #MeToo movement.
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Kevin Polowy
'Bombshell' star Charlize Theron on startling makeup job that turned her into Megyn Kelly: 'It so surpassed what I was hoping for'
"Bombshell" stars Charlize Theron, Margot Robbie and John Lithgow talk about new expose about sexual misconduct at Fox News.
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Kerry Justich
Charlize Theron admits to feeling 'conflicted' about portraying Megyn Kelly: 'I personally felt uncomfortable'
Charlize Theron opens up about her conflicting feelings as she embarked on both producing and acting in the upcoming film "Bombshell."
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Variety
‘Bombshell’: Why Charlize Theron Was Terrified of Playing Megyn Kelly
Charlize Theron is getting some of the best buzz of her career for channeling Megyn Kelly in "Bombshell," but the Oscar-winning actress admits she almost turned down the role. "I was shit scared," Theron said during a question-and-answer session following a Manhattan screening of "Bombshell" on Sunday. Partly, she was worried about portraying someone who […]
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Suzy Byrne
Charlize Theron is ‘really hoping’ Megyn Kelly sees ‘Bombshell’
Charlize Theron appeared on Tuesday’s "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" to debut a new "Bombshell" trailer and talk about portraying Megyn Kelly in the movie.
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Suzy Byrne
Megyn Kelly reacts to Charlize Theron playing her in 'Bombshell'
Megyn Kelly doesn’t hate that Charlize Theron is playing her in "Bombshell."
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Yahoo Entertainment Staff
Fall 2019 movie preview: The 40 films we're most excited to see
There's a lot to be excited about this fall at the movies, from Jedi to Jay and Silent Bob, clowns to cats.
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Ethan Alter
Charlize Theron and Nicole Kidman are nearly unrecognizable as Fox News hosts in the first 'Bombshell' trailer
Theron as Megyn Kelly and Kidman as Gretchen Carlson aim for Oscar wins in the retelling of how Roger Ailes was brought down.

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