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Megan Fox is one of Hollywood’s most recognizable faces, known for her striking beauty, sharp wit, and fearless attitude. Rising to fame with Transformers (2007), she quickly became a global sensation, captivating audiences with her on-screen presence and bold personality.
However, despite the film’s massive success, her working relationship with director Michael Bay was anything but smooth. Over the years, Megan Fox has spoken out about the alleged mistreatment she faced while working with Bay, accusing him of creating a toxic work environment and sexualizing her on screen.
Jimmy Kimmel’s reaction to Megan Fox’s accusation on Michael Bay
In fact, Megan appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and revealed how Transformers director Bay had her dance in a bikini and high heels for a film role when she was just 15 years old — and yet, when Bay and his crew later claimed Megan Fox was “difficult.” However, Jimmy Kimmel’s reaction to her accusation of the filmmaker went unnoticed.
Megan Fox explains to Kimmel that she was an extra in Bad Boys II when she first encountered Bay, a little after she had turned 15. “They were shooting this club scene and they brought me in and I was wearing a stars and stripes bikini and a red cowboy hat and six-inch heels,” she says. “[Bay] approved it and they said ‘Michael, she’s 15 so you can’t sit her at the bar and she can’t have a drink in her hand’, so, his solution to that problem was to then have me dancing underneath a waterfall getting soaking wet.”
“At 15, I was in 10th grade,” she emphasizes. “That’s kind of a microcosm of how Bay’s mind works.” While Jimmy Kimmel empathised with her and replied, “That’s really a microcosm of how all our minds work. Some of us have the decency to repress those thoughts and pretend that they don’t exist.”
Megan Fox called Michael Bay ‘a tyrant’, ‘a nightmare’ & ‘Hitler’
Megan Fox’s criticism of Michael Bay in 2009 wasn’t limited to a single remark—it was part of a larger pattern of grievances she aired about his behavior during her time in the Transformers franchise. In various interviews, Fox described Bay as a “tyrant,” a “nightmare,” and even compared him to Hitler. Her comments sparked intense backlash, leading to a scathing open letter allegedly written by the Transformers crew, which was posted on Bay’s official website. The letter brutally attacked Fox, questioning her acting skills, labeling her unprofessional, and even making degrading remarks about her career prospects.
The fallout from this controversy was swift—but only for Megan Fox. While Bay’s reputation remained untarnished, Fox faced the brunt of the backlash, ultimately leading to her removal from Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011). Her remarks, along with the crew’s harsh response, effectively sidelined her in Hollywood for years. The situation highlighted the industry’s double standards, where a powerful director could emerge unscathed, while an actress speaking out faced career-altering consequences.
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