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Why it’s not easy being Megan Fox, from feuds with directors and controversial rituals to judgment from fans
Megan Fox is a globally recognized A-lister, but fame and wealth haven't come without struggles
A MILLIONAIRE actress widely considered one of the world’s most beautiful women, Megan Fox seems to be living the Hollywood dream.
However, the 37-year-old has had to overcome critique about her sense of style, being "fired" from a movie, and accusations of being a Satanist — despite being raised a Christian.
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The Transformers star recently released a poetry book and is set to return to screens in upcoming movies Subservience and Naya Legend of the Golden Dolphin.
According to The Richest, she has a $5 million net worth after acting in blockbuster hits and collaborating with fashion brands.
Having been voted the hottest woman in the world by FHM twice, it’s perhaps unsurprising that she has almost 22 million Instagram followers and fans who continuously gush over her appearance.
She took to the app following the release of her book with a collection of photos of herself with fluorescent red hair.
One commenter described her as “gorgeous” and another called her “stunning.”
Others flooded the comment section with heart-eye emojis and vowed to read her tome.
Despite the admiration from fans, Megan has struggled to resonate with the wider public, having everything from her relationship with Machine Gun Kelly to a GoFundMe campaign scrutinized.
The unsolicited opinions became so overwhelming in February 2023 she temporarily disabled her Instagram account.
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There are many divisive situations that the Jennifer’s Body actress has faced.
Here we reveal all…
GOING UNDER THE KNIFE
Speculation about the cosmetic procedures Megan may have had on her face began to spiral after she posed for a photograph during the 2024 Super Bowl weekend.
She threw up a peace sign and pouted as she stood alongside Machine Gun Kelly, Taylor Swift, and Travis Kelce at Zouk Nightclub in Las Vegas.
I am very tempted to go have my eyebrows snatched like all the way.
Megan Fox
Trolls took to X, formerly known as Twitter, saying that her look had dramatically changed.
“Damn Megan was one of the most beautiful women in the world. I don’t even recognize her here,” one person said.
“Not to be mean but wdym [what do you mean] that’s Megan Fox [crying],” another wrote.
“Megan Fox looks terrifying oh my God,” a third chimed in.
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FIGHTING BACK, BACKLASH
According to People, the actress hit back with a heated Instagram caption.
“Oh my god guys look how different I…don’t look at all,” Megan wrote.
“Turns out it was just a shadowy cell phone pic of me looking like a Ukrainian blowup doll.
"When in REALITY I look like one of those super expensive silicone real sex dolls you can only get in Japan.”
Her choice of words caused further outrage with people accusing her of being “xenophobic”
She attempted to defend herself by responding to a user in the comment section.
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“Dear god. That is NOT what I meant,” she wrote.
“Ukrainian women are hot af [as f**k] and so in my imagination, the blowup dolls would also be hot. Let a girl make a joke for f***s sake.”
A month later, Megan denied having had a facelift during an appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast.
She revealed she has a fear of dying under general anesthesia which makes her hesitant to have surgery.
CLEARING THINGS UP
However, she had filler, Botox, and got a rhinoplasty in her early 20s.
"No mid facelift, no lateral brow lift although I would like one,” she said.
“No regular brow lift. I've never done threads.
"I have researched them, that's not because of some moral thing.
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“I just don't really believe they work and I'm also afraid that they would interfere when I do need to have a facelift.
"But I am very tempted to go have my eyebrows snatched like all the way [back].
“I want that look, sometimes that seems fun and you can do it on a lunch break and I see why it's so tempting."
"I'll never have any fat removed,” she added.
I will never be taking fat out, which leads me to I've never had any liposuction or body contouring or anything like that.
Megan Fox
“I'm a very lean person that doesn't have enough body fat or fat in my face so I will only ever put fat in.
"I will never be taking fat out, which leads me to I've never had any liposuction or body contouring or anything like that."
She told host Alex Cooper that there’s one surgery she’s had that she’s only willing to share when they stop recording.
BUCKING UNION RULES
Ahead of Halloween 2023, SAG-AFTRA issued rules for striking actors that stated they should wear generic costumes instead of anything that might promote a studio’s content.
Megan shocked fans when she defied the guidelines and even tagged the union in the caption of her Instagram post.
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She dressed up as killer schoolgirl Gogo Yubari from Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Vol. 1.
Over 2 million people liked the post but many in the comments section blasted her decision.
“This is so awful,” one person commented.
“People deserve to be able to live, especially talented actors. Her doing this is such a rich actor move. Zero consciousness for others like usual!”
“Not a good look to publicly defy the union that is fighting to protect you,” another wrote.
“At an imperative time when they are actively calling on members to share messages of support and strength on socials.”
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Despite the backlash, Megan kept the photo on her Instagram.
SAG-AFTRA’s strike continued until November 9th, when a tentative agreement was reached between the union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and TV Producers (AMPTP).
BLOODSUCKER
Megan sparked curiosity about her religious beliefs and possible occult practices after revealing that she and Machine Gun Kelly drank each other’s blood.
She announced their engagement on Instagram showing themselves under a banyan tree.
"In July of 2020 we sat under this banyan tree,” she captioned.
It’s just a few drops, but yes, we do consume each other’s blood on occasion for ritual purposes only.
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“We asked for magic. We were oblivious to the pain we would face together in such a short, frenetic period of time.
"Unaware of the work and sacrifices the relationship would require from us but intoxicated off of the love. And the karma."
"Somehow a year and a half later, having walked through hell together, and having laughed more than I ever imagined possible, he asked me to marry him," she continued.
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"And just as in every lifetime before this one, and as in every lifetime that will follow it, I said yes.…and then we drank each other's blood. 1.11.22."
The actress explained the process of drinking the blood in an interview with Glamour magazine.
“I guess to drink each other’s blood might mislead people or people are imagining us with goblets and we’re like Game of Thrones, drinking each other’s blood,” she said.
“It’s just a few drops, but yes, we do consume each other’s blood on occasion for ritual purposes only.”
SATANIC PANIC
Confirmation that the couple routinely drink each other’s blood horrified fans, who were quick to share their opinions on X.
“Sooooooo are we going to act like Megan Fox calling herself a witch, after admitting to drinking MGKs blood during rituals, is ok?” one person tweeted.
“She needs to be canceled. I don't believe for 1 second she has 21 million followers on Instagram.
“The only good movie she was in was Transformers over a decade ago?”
One thing you’re not going to accuse me of is being miserly or lacking generosity.
Megan Fox
“Convinced MGK and Megan Fox are devoted Satan worshippers at this point,” another said.
“They're drinking each other's blood yaar [crying] Megan this isn't Jennifer's Body.”
“Who is gonna tell Megan Fox that MGK is not a mf [motherf***ing] vampire, this is not Twilight stop drinking each other’s blood,” a third chimed in.
ACTING UP
Fans were outraged last summer when Megan used her Instagram to promote a GoFundMe page that she wasn’t listed as having contributed to.
“My friend’s dad was just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer if you guys are able to help please do,” she said.
The page set up by Brittney Boyce had a $30,000 goal and $2,422 had been raised at the time of Megan's post.
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Reddit users argued the actress should “lead the way” by publicly donating to the campaign, with some saying they feel “icky” when wealthy people ask for money.
Amid the flood of critique, Megan revealed she shared the page because Boyce asked her to.
“I just obliged her request,” she said, according to People.
“Anything she needs from me personally she will ask and [I] will do it privately.
"One thing you’re not going to accuse me of is being miserly or lacking generosity.”
“So try again on another day (probably [tomorrow]!) with some different bulls**t you bunch of psychos,” she added.
FIRED FILMSTAR
Fans were surprised in 2011 when the third Transformers movie Dark Moon, was released without Megan as Mikaela Banes.
It was speculated that she was fired from the franchise following comments about Michael Bay’s direction style in 2009.
“He’s like Napoleon and he wants to create this insane, infamous madman reputation,” Megan told Wonderland magazine.
“He wants to be like Hitler on his sets, and he is.
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“So he’s a nightmare to work for but when you get him away from set, and he’s not in director mode, I kind of really enjoy his personality because he’s so awkward, so hopelessly awkward.”
That same year, the New York Daily News declared August 4 as A Day Without Megan Fox after becoming fed up with seeing her all over the media.
Michael Bay’s crew members also vented about her behavior on set to Deadline in September 2009.
Despite appearing in around half a dozen movies between 2007 and 2010, Megan gained a reputation for being “difficult” to work with.
Her reps told People it was "her decision not to return" to Transformers and that she wished the franchise the best.
[He had] me dancing underneath a waterfall, getting soaking wet. At 15, I was in tenth grade. So, that’s sort of a microcosm of how Bay’s mind works.
Fans began to speculate that she had been blacklisted for being outspoken when she seemed to suddenly disappear from the box office.
In 2011, Bay told GQ that he “wasn’t hurt” by Megan’s opinion of him, however, Steven Spielberg said to “fire her right now.”
“I'm sorry, Megan,” he added.
“I'm sorry I made you work twelve hours. I'm sorry that I'm making you show up on time. Movies are not always warm and fuzzy.”
According to Farout magazine, the actress took the opportunity to express her thoughts on Bay again during an appearance on Jimmy Fallon after departing from Transformers.
“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, like, six-inch heels,” she said.
“[Bay] approved it, and they said, you know, ‘Michael, she’s 15, so you can’t sit her at the bar, and she can’t have a drink in her hand’.
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“So his solution to that problem was to then have me dancing underneath a waterfall, getting soaking wet.
“At 15, I was in tenth grade. So, that’s sort of a microcosm of how Bay’s mind works.”
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