Charlize Theron Recounts Night Her Mother Shot Her Father — Says She’s 'Not Haunted'

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News (1 / 1) 19.04.2026 10:24 / Peter

Charlize Theron has opened up about the 1991 night in South Africa when her mother shot and killed her father in what Charlize says was self‑defense, a moment she now discusses to help others and insists she’s not haunted by. Read on to discover the full story!

The night it unfolded

Theron, 15 at the time, says her father returned home drunk and angry after an earlier disagreement. She and her mother had been worried and, once home, Charlize hid and asked her mom to say she was asleep to avoid a confrontation. Her father forced his way in, firing through the steel doors common in their neighborhood. Charlize says the intent was made clear: he meant to kill them. Her mother retrieved a gun from a safe; a shot down a hallway wounded the man’s brother in the hand, and then her mother shot her father.