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Charlize Theron recounts mother fatally shot her father to protect family

moviesApr 19, 20261213

Charlize Theron says that when she was 15 her mother fatally shot her father during a violent incident to protect the family. Theron says the episode occurred in 1992 in their South African home after years of abuse and threats from her father. Theron says her father tried to kill her that night, and her mother acted to stop him and killed him. She recounted the story while promoting her film Apex.

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Theron says the shooting happened when she was 15 years old.
Theron says the incident occurred in 1992 in South Africa.
Theron says her mother shot her father to stop him killing her.
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