Self-Defense:Mother of Charlize Theron Had to Shot to Her Father

Charlize Theron
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Charlize Theron
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Charlize Theron had difficult times.

Before becoming a world-famous actress, Charlize Theron endured a lot of tragedy in her childhood. The star’s father, Charles Theron, crossed all limits and paid a high price for it.

During an interview with Howard Stern, the actress divulged how troublesome it was to grow up in a family with an alcohol addict.

Theron said that one night when she was 15, her father returned home drunk with a gun and threatened her and her mother, Gerda. He started to shoot through the door 3 times, and as self-defense, Gerda ended up shooting and killing him instead.

“I didn’t tell anybody — I didn’t want to tell anybody. Whenever anybody asked me, I said my dad died in a car accident. Who wants to tell that story? Nobody wants to tell that story. I struggled with that for many years until I actually started therapy.”