Charlize Theron has slammed Steven Seagal in a recent interview, asserting that she has no problems criticizing the action star as he's "not very nice to women".
Theron, 44, was appearing on Howard Stern's radio show to promote her upcoming action flick, The Old Guard, when she was asked how she prepares for fight scenes. Judging by her response, it's evident that she uses Seagal as an example of what not to do.
"At night I’ll go online to watch fighters or watch people fight and you always come across that odd Seagal video of him ‘fighting’ in Japan, but he really isn’t,” she said. “He’s just incredibly overweight and pushing people.”
The Academy Award-winning actress then added:
“He’s overweight and can barely fight … look it up, it’s ridiculous. He’s shoving people by the face, it’s a whole set up.”
The actress then proceeded to explain that she had "no problem talking sh*t about” Seagal “because he’s not very nice to women … so, f**k you!"
Several actresses in Hollywood have accused Seagal of sexual misconduct.
Back in 2017, Katherine Heigl claimed she was sexually harassed by Seagal when she was just 16 years.
The Grey's Anatomy star spoke about working with Seagal on Under Siege 2. On the last day of filming, Seagal reportedly said to the then-teenage actress, “You know Katie, I’ve got girlfriends your age," to which Heigl responded, "Isn’t that illegal?"
"They don’t seem to mind," Seagal allegedly replied.
The Good Wife's Julianna Margulies alleged that Seagal once asked her to come to his hotel room to "rehearse" when she was 23. She claims that the actor shows her "his gun".
And Australian actress Portia De Rossi took to Twitter in 2017 to share a casting experience she had with Seagal. "My final audition for a Steven Segal movie took place in his office. He told me how important it was to have chemistry off-screen as he sat me down and unzipped his leather pants. I ran out and called my agent. Unfazed, she replied, ‘Well, I didn’t know if he was your type’," she wrote.
Seagal has denied all allegations against him, and has not been charged.
