Megan Fox Says Being Sexualized By Hollywood Caused "Psychological Breakdown"

She describes it as a "dark moment."

BYCole Blake
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For a number of years during the late 2000s, Megan Fox was one of the most popular actresses in Hollywood. She captained blockbusters such as Transformers and Jennifer’s Body. While success like this should be characteristic of a high point in someone’s life, it was actually a “dark moment” for the young actress. She opened up about the period in her life during an interview with Entertainment Tonight.

Fox was constantly cast to be sexualized for her films and Hollywood producers and executives treated her like an object off-screen.“It wasn't just [Jennifer’s Body

Fox credits motherhood as a primary reason for her growth and new perspective on life, "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 breath and take it in."

It’s been three years since Fox’s last major film appearance in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows and much longer since the prime of her career. You’ll be able to see her this year in the upcoming films Above the Shadows and Zeroville.


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Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.