Charlize Theron's Harrowing Childhood Shootout

0:00It's April 20th, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Entertainment and Celebrity News today. AI powered in Star Driven. Charlize Theron just opened up about a terrifying night from her childhood back in 1990. She was a 15-year-old in South Africa when her mom girded a shot and killed her dad Charles in self-defense. He was deep into alcoholism and turned violent that evening, breaking into their home with a gun after they got locked out following the movie. She was escalated quick when they tracked him down drunk at his brother's place nearby. Charlize ran inside for the bathroom without greeting him, which set him off over respect for elders. He followed them home raging, shot through the steel doors they have for protection, amid the country's unrest, making it clear he meant to harm them. Huddled in her bedroom, Charlize and her mom braced the door with their bodies as bullets flew but missed them miraculously. Later grabbed her own gun from the safe, fired at Charles who was reloading and wounded his brother too. That act saved their lives and shifted everything for Charlize, turning shock into deep gratitude.

1:05Looking back in a recent New York Times interview, the now 50-year-old says it made her and her mom even tighter, like true partners. Gert a state strong, got Charlize to school the next day, and they pushed forward. She headed to Italy for modeling a year later. Darren's built an epic career as an actress and producer, raising her two daughters, Jackson, who's 13 in August, who's 10. She's sharing this now to spotlight domestic violence, urging folks to break the cycle, and seek help through places like the National Domestic, Violence Hotline.