She Witnessed Her Mother Kill Her Abusive Father — Years Later, She Became an Oscar-Winning Hollywood Icon

happen when he arrived.

Theron later described a powerful instinct that something terrible was approaching.

”Nature gives you instinct. And I knew something bad was going to happen,” she said.

Her father began threatening Theron and her mother. His behavior escalated until he armed himself with a gun.

Theron and Gerda went into the teenager’s bedroom and continue reading …