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Theron, 43, plays the anchor, 48, in the untitled film, which centers on the women working at Fox News and how they took on the former CEO of the news organization — and the toxic male culture he fostered.Nicole Kidmanplays Gretchen Carlson, who also accused Ailes of sexual harassment, while Margot Robbie is a producer working at the network.
“I didn’t know how complicated her situation was,”Theron toldVarietyat the SXSW premiere of her new movieLong Shot. “I think for a lot of people, they didn’t understand why she just didn’t speak up. She was in a complicated place, and as a human being, I have empathy for that. And I don’t think a lot of people truly understood that.”
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Kelly claimed in her book that after months of harassment, the media tycoon “crossed a new line” in January 2006 when he grabbed her and repeatedly tried to kiss her. Upon shoving him away, Kelly alleged that Ailes asked her the “ominous question” of “When is your contract up?” before trying to kiss her for a third time.
Ailes resigned from Fox News in July 2016 and received $40 million in an exit agreement. He died just three days after his 77th birthday last year after he accidentally fell and hit his head at home.
Lionsgate will open the untitled Ailes movie on Dec. 20.
source: people.com
