Charlize Theron has spoken out about her experiences with male directors in Hollywood, claiming that they have tried to sexualize her and her characters by dictating her fashion choices onscreen.

The actress, who is set to star in Netflix’s The Old Guard 2 and The School For Good and Evil, shared her story with Harper’s Bazaar, recalling an experience with an unnamed male director who she said had her attend multiple costume fittings in an attempt to make her appear more “f—able.”

“I remember one movie in particular, this male director who just kept bringing me in, fitting after fitting after fitting,” she said.

“And it was just so obvious that it was to do with my sexuality and how f—able they could make me in the movie. And when I started out, that was just kind of the norm.”

Theron shared that she has been frustrated with men making decisions about her outfits since the beginning of her career.

“Having absolutely no control over what you’re wearing is a big one that really f—ing annoyed me for years,” she said.

“Having some guy make you have a fitting almost in front of them — stuff like that, it’s really belittling.”

The actress explained that there was “no conversation” around the outfit selection process at all when she was first starting out. “It was like, ‘This is what you’re wearing,'” she said.

Theron also shared an experience from her 2003 film Monster, in which she felt that the financiers of the film were more interested in creating “a hot lesbian movie with me and Christina Ricci.”

She founded her own production company, Denver & Delilah, the same year.

“There’s a natural fight in me to want to create environments that feel like the things that I wish I had 30 years ago when I started,” she said.

Theron is a producer on the forthcoming Old Guard sequel and revealed that its cast and crew consisted of 85 percent women.

When it comes to being a producer, Theron acknowledged, “I don’t always get it right.”

Still, she added, “I am very aware of looking at the big picture and saying, ‘Is this really the best we can do?'”

Theron shared that she has always wanted to have more control over her fashion choices, especially now that she is a producer.

She wants to create an environment where women have more control over their own image, and she is doing that by producing films with a mostly female cast and crew.

Theron’s story is not unique in Hollywood, and it is not just limited to women.

Men also face similar situations where they are not given any creative control over their own image.

Theron’s story highlights the importance of representation and diversity in Hollywood, and the need for more female directors and producers who can create a more equitable and inclusive environment.

The actress also highlighted that this is not just a Hollywood problem but a societal one.

Women have always been expected to look a certain way and conform to certain standards of beauty, and this is something that needs to change.

Theron is using her platform and her work as a producer to create a more inclusive and equitable environment in Hollywood, and she hopes that this will inspire others to do the same.