Why Megan Fox Was Fired From The Transformers Franchise

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By Ambrosia V. Brody/June 7, 2021 11:23 am EST

Megan Fox has never been afraid to speak her mind. Throughout her long Hollywood career, she has spoken out about feeling objectified and typecast in roles by the industry (via ET). Unfortunately, speaking her mind has also cost her at least one role; Fox’s honest take on the directing style of “Transformer” director Michael Bay is what resulted in the mother of three getting fired from “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” (via Screen Rant).

Fans initially thought it was the love-hate relationship between director Bay and Fox that got her kicked off the franchise. However, the decision to part ways with the  “Jennifer’s Body” actress was actually made by executive producer Steven Spielberg (via Showbiz CheatSheet). And his decision had everything to do with what she said about Bay’s directorial style. Let’s take a closer look at what really went down to cause the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” actress to get booted off the franchise and replaced with Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

Fans initially thought it was the love-hate relationship between director Bay and Fox that got her kicked off the franchise. However, the decision to part ways with the  “Jennifer’s Body” actress was actually made by executive producer Steven Spielberg (via Showbiz CheatSheet). And his decision had everything to do with what she said about Bay’s directorial style.

Let’s take a closer look at what really went down to cause the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” actress to get booted off the franchise and replaced with Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

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