Megan Fox explains her 'ruthlessly misogynistic' treatment in Hollywood, clarifies story about Michael Bay

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A 2009 Megan Fox interview with Jimmy Kimmel and story about her Transformers audition resurfaced this week and sparked widespread concern that Fox was preyed upon by director Michael Bay.In the Jimmy Kimmel interview, a then 23-year-old Fox discussed her Bad Boys II cameo, saying, "We’re shooting this club scene and they brought me in and I was wearing a stars and stripes bikini and a red cowboy hat and like six-inch heels…and he [Bay] approved it and they said, 'You know, Michael, she’s 15 so

After a 2009 interview resurfaced on social media that featured Megan Fox talking to Jimmy Kimmel about a scene she shot for the Michael Bay-directed movie Bad Boys II, the actress has posted a lengthy statement on Instagram to clarify her working relationship with the director.

Setting the record straight. Megan Fox’s reaction to Michael Bay and Jimmy Kimmel’s underage sexualization controversy clarifies what really happened to the star. Fans were concerned after a 2009 interview from Jimmy Kimmel Live! resurfaced, showing host Kimmel, 52, joking about director Bay, 55, for casting the now-34-year-old actress in a sexualized scene. She was only 15 at the time.

Megan Fox has insisted she was never “preyed upon” by Michael Bay, after an interview, she gave in 2009 about her experiences working with the director-led to some fans calling for him to be canceled.During a chat on Jimmy Kimmel Live! back in 2009, Megan recalled the process of starring as an extra in Bad Boys II, saying at the time: “I had just turned 15 and I was an extra in Bad Boys II.

Megan Fox has never been afraid to call out the influence of sexism and misogyny on her career.In 2009, the Transformers actress, 34, raised eyebrows with fiery comments about her experience working with director Michael Bay on the first two installments of the action films. “‘Be hot.’ I’ve had that note on set before,” she told Wonderland magazine at the time.

It’s been about a week since Machine Gun Kelly, 30, officially called Megan Fox, 34, his “girlfriend.” So, it’s time that they meet each other’s kids, right? Not at all. Megan is “super protective” of her and ex Brian Austin Green’s three children — Noah, 7, Bodhi, 6, and Journey, 3 – and as a source tells HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY, she and the “Bloody Valentine” rapper taking their time before taking that next step.

Bad Boys II and Transformers. In case you missed it, here's what's going on. A 2009 interview Fox did with started circulating again on In it, she describes being an extra during a club scene in Bad Boys II, where she wore a “stars and stripes bikini” and “six-inch heels." She was only 15 at the time, so she couldn't be seated at the bar or holding a drink.

Megan Fox has released a statement in response to fans calling attention to Michael Bay's sexualizing her at a young age. Fans pointed out how Megan's career suffered because she spoke out.Over the weekend, a 2009 interview between Megan Fox and Jimmy Kimmel resurfaced on Twitter, during which Megan said director Michael Bay had her dance under a waterfall in a bikini and heels on set of Bad Boys 2 when she was just 15 years old.

After an old interview of Megan Fox at Jimmy Kimmel Live wherein the actress revealed about being cast for a party scene in Bad Boys II, at the age of 15, resurfaced on the internet, Jimmy Kimmel and director Michael Bay were slammed by the fans. The actress disclosed that she was an extra in the film.

Megan Fox has taken to social media to clarify a story that’s now 11 years old!

Megan Fox is speaking out to clarify some resurfaced interviews and thank her fans. The 34-year-old actress took to Instagram on Monday, penning a message surrounding some renewed interest in stories she's shared about some of her uncomfortable interactions in Hollywood. Fox made headlines over a decade ago after telling magazine that Transformers director, Michael Bay, would tell her to “be hot,” or “just be sexy," when she asked for direction while filming two movies in the film franchise.

Megan Fox is setting the record straight about what really went down between herself and Michael Bay when she auditioned for Transformers at just 19 years old. Her decision to share the story came after one of the actress’s 2009 interviews with Jimmy Kimmel, which was about her experience as a teenager in the entertainment industry, went viral on June 20. During the throwback interview, Megan opened up about starring as an extra in Bay’s film, Bad Boys II, when she was just 15.

Bad Boys 2. Jimmy's reaction to Megan saying she was asked to dance under a waterfall as a literal teenager was to basically dismiss her, make a gross joke, and laugh.

Bad Boys II and Transformers.An interview from 2009 resurfaced online in which Fox describes “dancing underneath a waterfall” for the filmmaker, to which fans responded with outrage.A fan shared the interview on Twitter, saying, “teen girls being preyed on by older men has never been taken seriously and still isn’t”.clip from 2009 where megan fox tells a story about michael bay sexualising her as a 15 y/othe crowd laughs, and kimmel makes gross jokesteen girls being preyed on by older men has

Megan Fox has issued a statement after fans were calling to cancel director Michael Bay based on an interview Fox gave Jimmy Kimmel.

Jimmy Kimmel and Michael Bay are in the middle of intense public scrutiny. A several-years-old clip from the 52-year-old comic's show recently resurfaced online and featured Megan Fox recounting an experience with director Bay when she was a teenager.