Megan Fox had a breakdown after facing repeated sexual harassment in Hollywood, says becoming a mother saved her
Although the 2009 movie 'Jennifer's Body' catapulted actress Megan Fox to superstardom overnight, it was also the beginning of the darkest phase of her life.
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Meghan revealed that she reached a "breaking point" after she was consistently sexualized in films and media after the release of the movie. "I think I had a genuine psychological breakdown where I wanted just nothing to do," she said.
"I didn’t want to be seen, I didn’t want to have to take a photo, do a magazine, walk a carpet, I didn’t want to be seen in public at all because of the fear, and the belief, and the absolute certainty that I was going to be mocked, or spat at, or someone was going to yell at me, or people would stone me or savage me for just being out."
"It wasn't just that movie. It was every day of my life, all the time, with every project I worked on and every producer I worked with," she added. "So I went through a very dark moment after that."
As she worked on various film and TV shows, Meghan said she experienced a number of "#MeToo" moments in Hollywood, except that the movement against sexual misconduct did not exist, and every time she attempted to speak out or condemn certain explicit incidents, she was shunned by the public.
"I feel like I was sort of out and in front of the #MeToo movement before the #MeToo movement happened, I was speaking out and saying, 'Hey, these things are happening to me and they’re not OK'," she recalled.
"And everyone was like, 'Oh well, f*** you. We don’t care, you deserve it'. Because everybody talked about how you looked or how you dressed or the jokes you made."
The 'Transformers' actress added that things took a turn for the better when she became pregnant. "I think it took getting pregnant—that was the first real breakthrough where my consciousness shifted and my mind opened up and I was able to see from a birds-eye view and breathe and take it in," she explained.
"And then another kid, and then another kid... And with every kid, I feel like that's always been the doorway into a better version of myself."
