Actress Megan Fox called Hollywood “ruthlessly misogynistic”, saying she was mistreated and sexualised initially in her career.
Please hear me when I thank you for your support. But these specific instances were inconsequential in a long and arduous journey along which I have endured some genuinely harrowing experiences in a ruthlessly misogynistic industry,” she wrote on Instagram.
Fox addressed the rumours of her mistreatment by noted directors Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg.
Talking about the time when Bay asked her to wear a bikini and dance under a waterfall in Bad Boys II, Fox wrote: “I was around 15 or 16 years old when I was an extra in Bad Boys II. There are multiple interviews where I shared the anecdote of being chosen for the scene and the conversations that took place surrounding it. It’s important to note however that when I auditioned for Transformers I was 19 or 20.”
She, however, added, “When it comes to my direct experiences with Michael, and Steven for that matter, I was never assaulted or preyed upon in what I felt was a sexual manner.”
The actress hinted at more traumatic experiences in the industry as she teased that there are “many names” that “deserve to be going viral in cancel culture”.
“I’m thankful to all of you who are brave enough to speak out and I’m grateful to all of you who are taking it upon yourselves to support, uplift, and bring comfort to those who have been harmed by a violent and toxic societal paradigm,” she said while ending her note.