Charlize Theron Revealed The Name of a Director Who Sexually Harassed Her, But the Media Hid It

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Charlize Theron has opened up about inappropriate behavior by Hollywood producers in the past, but now she’s opening up even more in a wide-ranging interview with NPR. 

The Bombshell star revealed that she’s disclosed the identity of the director who had allegedly harassed her before, but it had never been printed.

“I actually did disclose his name,” she said. “You don’t know that because every time I disclosed his name, the journalist made the decision to not write his name, and it goes to show just how deeply systemic this problem is.”

She continued, “I remember the first time somebody asked me if I ever had a casting couch experience, and I openly shared the experience and named him, and the person decided to not write his name. So the story is out, and strangely, when the Harvey Weinstein story broke, I, for the first time ever, Googled the story and the story came up everywhere. It popped up everywhere, and nowhere could you find this guy’s name. And it was incredibly upsetting to me.”

When asked about whether she’d reveal the man’s name again, she says she feels “conflicted in the sense that I know that, if I said his name again while I’m promoting [Bombshell], that it would take over the importance of this story and that would become the story.”

“I think there will be a time and a place where I will definitely share this,” she said. “I’ve always been honest about it. I don’t have a desire to protect him, but I also don’t want him to overshadow this film right now. So there will be a right time where I will talk about this again, and I will say his name, yes.”

We got your back, Charlize. We’ll be following this story — we’re sure the name will be dug up soon.