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By Sophie McEvoy/May 3, 2021 4:49 pm EST
Megan realized fame was like being bullied in high school, ‘but on a global scale’
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As Fox’s fame grew, the more her roles became centered around her looks. Once she starred as Mikaela Banes in the Transformers series, she was unwillingly typecast as a sex symbol, which continued up until she decided to take a break from acting altogether.
Those negative experiences shaped her into the actor she is today
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“I look back and think — it would have been nice if any of you had seen this at the time that there was a bandwagon of absolute toxicity being spewed at me for years,” she continued, “but I appreciate the reversal of it. The culture is changing and society is changing.”
