Megan Fox

On Call Her Daddy, Fox detailed several cosmetic procedures she acknowledged undergoing and others she denied, with the stated aim of addressing rumours and the stigma surrounding cosmetic surgery.

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Former Republican candidate Robby Starbuck claimed to have seen two of Fox's children complain about being forced to wear feminine clothing and described this as abuse. Fox accused Starbuck of exploiting her children's gender identity for political purposes.

Following their engagement, Fox wrote that she and Machine Gun Kelly had drunk each other's blood, later clarifying that this involved a few drops occasionally used in personal rituals. The revelation prompted fascination, health concerns and media caricatures.

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Images and earlier accounts of Megan Fox's work with Michael Bay were re-examined during the #MeToo era, particularly her involvement in Bad Boys II as a teenager and a story alleging that she had been required to wash a car during an audition. Fox confirmed that she had been heavily sexualised in the industry but corrected several exaggerations that had gone viral.

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Jennifer's Body was marketed around Fox's sexual image, although the film's female creators say they intended to target a female audience and explore power and friendship. Fox subsequently explained that the media objectification surrounding this period had contributed to a severe personal crisis and her partial withdrawal from public life.

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Fox and Brian Austin Green were criticised on social media because one of their sons sometimes wore dresses and their children had long hair. Fox defended an approach that allowed her children to choose their appearance.

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Fox described Michael Bay as wanting to be 'Hitler' on his sets and as a tyrannical director. Her absence from the third Transformers film was subsequently linked to these statements: Bay claimed that Steven Spielberg had requested her dismissal, while a source close to Fox maintained that she had left the project herself following verbal abuse.

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