14 DAY TRIAL // After leaving the “Transformers” franchise, Megan Fox has remained incredibly tight-lipped, save for a single statement coming from her spokesperson, in which she stated she was the one to leave and was therefore not fired. Not that this has stopped rumors from making the rounds, for that matter. In the latest issue of Interview magazine, Fox sets the record straight saying whatever dumb remarks she may have made in past interviews, she made them on purpose, the New York Daily News informs.
This is officially the first time that Fox breaks her silence after the so-called rift with director Michael Bay that got her booted from the tremendously successful franchise. As we also reported on several past occasions, at one point, Fox had made somewhat of a habit of badmouthing the director, even comparing him to Hitler on the set and saying he was actually holding her down from making a name for herself as a reputable actress by insisting she stay on “Transformers.” It was all part of a greater scheme, Fox is now saying – and it has worked wonders.
“Who said she was nuts? Megan Fox has revealed her thoughtful, sensitive side in Interview magazine’s latest issue, in which the star chats with, of all people, ‘The Hangover’ funnyman Zach Galifianakis about the pressures of fame and how much her bad-girl image is a result of her own attempts at misdirection. The result is a surprisingly thoughtful portrait of a woman who has been pegged as, alternately, a brat, a lunatic or an ingrate throughout the years by the media. For example, Fox gives a reasonable explanation for her dislike for the paparazzi,” the NYDN writes.
“I don’t really resent being on the red carpet as much as I do having to deal with the paparazzi. The photographers on the red carpet, that’s their job,” she says. She then goes on to say that the way she’s been portrayed in the media is partly her fault – but not by accident. “In the past, I’ve been reluctant to share any bits of truth about myself or to really let people in on my reality. So I have said some things to throw people off the scent of what’s really going on in my life. So I have sort of aided the media in printing these misconceptions, which I regret,” the actress explains.
Anyone with the least bit of knowledge of celebrity culture also knows that Fox is considered one of the most gorgeous female stars of the moment – until she opens her mouth and says something that makes her very hard to like. Still, this excuse that she’s giving in Interview is not new either: back in May 2009, the stunner was saying people often perceived her as dumb because she was too good looking and had the kind of confidence that “oozed” through her pores, which left little room for intelligence.