Charlize Theron has recently opened up about a traumatic event in her life, when her mother fatally shot her abusive father. When speaking with The New York Times<\/a>,<\/em> she explained that her father was a functioning alcoholic.<\/p>\n \u201cHe had moments where he would go missing,\u201d she explained. \u201cWe wouldn\u2019t know where he was, and he would usually return in a state that was pretty severe. It would get messy and loud, and my mom\u2019s not a wallflower either. She wasn\u2019t just sitting and taking it. She made it known that she wasn\u2019t happy about his lifestyle. So it really caused a lot of verbal abuse. Personally, for me, the worst thing was they would ice each other. There would be a big fight, and then they wouldn\u2019t talk for three weeks. I didn\u2019t have siblings, and that house just went silent.\u201d<\/p>\n Theron admitted that she found her father scary. \u201cHe didn\u2019t hit me, he didn\u2019t throw me against a wall, but he would do things like drive drunk,\u201d she said. \u201cThere was a lot of verbal abuse, a lot of threatening language that just became normal.\u201d<\/p>\n Theron also spoke in detail about the night that her father attempted to kill her and her mother, when she was only 15. \u201cTo get to the point: He finally broke into the house. He shot through the steel doors to get in, making it very clear that he was going to kill us. His brother was with him as well. We knew it was serious, and so by the time he broke into the first gate, my mom ran to the safe to get her gun. She came into my bedroom. The two of us were holding the door with our bodies because there wasn\u2019t a lock on it. And he just stepped back and started shooting through the door. And this is the crazy thing: Not one bullet hit us. It\u2019s insane when you think about it that way. But the messaging was very clear. I\u2019m going to kill you tonight. You think I can\u2019t come into this door? Watch me. I\u2019m going to go to the safe. I\u2019m going to get the shotgun.<\/em> Encouragement from the brother. He walked to the safe, and my mom pulled the door open while the brother was still standing there. The brother ran down the hallway, and she shot one bullet down the hallway that ricocheted seven times and shot him in the hand. It\u2019s stuff you can\u2019t explain. And then she followed my father, who was by then opening the safe to get more weapons out, and she shot him.\u201d<\/p>\n COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what’s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n Theron made it clear that, although the night in question was traumatic, it wasn\u2019t the first time that her father had been abusive. \u201cUnfortunately, this is not an isolated story,\u201d she said. \u201cThese things are prevalent in a lot of homes. Women really get a very, very unfair shake, even in this country. Nobody takes it seriously, the situation that they\u2019re in. And I don\u2019t think anybody took my mom seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n She continued, \u201cPeople tend to just isolate it and want to talk about one thing. But it helps to explain that these things build, and they build, and it takes years for things to go as wrong as it did in my house.\u201d<\/p>\n As Theron states, it\u2019s important to speak about these situations so others know they are not alone. \u201cI think these things should be talked about because it makes other people not feel alone. I never knew about a story like that. When this happened to us, I thought we were the only people. I\u2019m not haunted by this stuff anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/a> Stabbing at Pok\u00e9mon Center Store in Tokyo Leaves Two Dead<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n <\/a> \u2018Air Bud\u2019 Creator Kevin DiCicco Dead at 63<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n <\/a> \u2018Percy Jackson\u2019 Star Walker Scobell Skipping Prom Due to Death Threats From Fans <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Caitlyn Jenner Calls Herself a \u2018Hypocrite\u2019 Over 2015 \u2018Woman of the Year\u2019 Honor<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Dave Chappelle Says He’s ‘Considering’ Bringing ‘Chappelle\u2019s Show’ Back<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\nRelated News<\/h3>\n
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