Charlize Theron slammed Steven Seagal for his questionable martial arts skills and being overweight in a candid interview with Howard Stern.
The award-winning actress, who has appeared in Atomic Blonde, Mad Max: Fury Road, Fate of the Furious and the upcoming The Old Guard, didn’t hesitate to talk about it. 70-year-old actor. Although Charlize is known for his realistic on-screen fight scenes, she said she chose Segal because his martial arts skills were overrated and he had recently put on weight.
He also revealed that his criticisms were not insulting, but felt necessary due to his status in Hollywood. Zoe said she often goes on the internet at night to see people fighting or fighting. During his research, he came across the writings of Steven Seagal in Japan. Surprisingly, the records show that he tried to fight back because he was overweight and unable to do so. Instead, the actor was seen ‘pushing’ another person without any reason or provocation and the whole incident looked staged. He also said that Segal’s reputation as “not very nice to women” led to hateful comments about her.
Zoe gave us an interesting insight into how Steven Seagal’s films are perceived in Japan and we learned more about his character’s fighting style and techniques. The video shows the actor looking more critical than usual due to his lack of strength and agility for physical combat. It turned out that this scene was planned ahead of time and everything had been decided in advance.
Furthermore, now that information about Seagal’s behavior towards women has become widely known in the media, Zoe has felt safe to publicly express such strong feelings about him, protecting herself from reprisals from his followers .
Regina Simmons, who starred in Steven Seagal’s 1994 film In A Deadly Place, said in 2018 that she was raped at a party when she was 18.
Since then, many other women have accused him of infidelity and abuse. Dutch model Faviola Dadis also said the actor groped her during an audition in 2002.
In 2017, Portia de Rossi tweeted about her experience working with Steven Seagal. She explained that during the final audition for one of his films, he took off her leather pants and reminded her how important off-screen chemistry is.
Horrified and shocked by this action, De Rossi left the office and called his representative. Several other women have made similar allegations against the actor.
