Charlize Theron recently remembered the murder of her father Charles Jacobus Theron.
For those unaware, Gerda Theron, mother of acclaimed South African-American actress and producer, killed Charles, a drunkard, in self-defense in 1991. Gerda fired a shot which went through the door and hit Charles as she and 15-year-old Charlize were hiding from Charles.
the new York Times Interview old guard Actress, where she said that such painful incidents should be talked about.
“I think these things should be talked about so that other people don’t feel less alone,” she said.
He said with a confession, “I never knew about this kind of story. When it happened to us, I thought we were the only people. I’m not bothered by these things anymore.”
Providing a full account of the events surrounding her father’s tragic death, Charlize explained that she and her mother later visited theaters and her uncle’s house. Everything was going as it should, but the situation worsened when she did not greet her drunken father after arriving home with her mother, Gerda.
Sharing the reason behind avoiding greeting her father, the 50-year-old quipped, “I had to pee so badly. So, I ran into the house to go to the toilet, and he took it as my rudeness because I didn’t stop and say hello to everyone.”
“The big thing in South Africa, the kind of respect you have to have for elders. And he was in a situation where he just spiraled. Like: ‘Why didn’t you stay? Who do you think you are?'” snow white and the huntsman Star noted.
Charlize was aware of her father’s anger and to be safe from his wrath, she went to her mother and told her, “When he finally decides to come home, please tell him I’m sleeping.”
She recalled, “I went into my room, I turned off my lights, and I was scared. My window faced the street, and I could tell the level of anger, frustration or unhappiness by the way he came in. The way he walked into that property that night, I can’t tell you. I just knew something bad was going to happen.”
It’s worth mentioning that Charlize Theron’s mother didn’t shoot at her husband first: she killed him to save him.
