Saturday, July 21, 2007

Personal Life

Theron dated the lead singer of Third Eye Blind, Stephan Jenkins, from January 1998 to July 2001. They broke up after Jenkins failed to take her requests of marriage seriously. Theron now resides in Los Angeles with her long-Time boyfriend, Stuart Townsend, with whom she starred in the 2004 Head films in the Clouds, as well as in the 2002 Trapped films; she has said that they will not marry until same-sex couples to are able to have their marriages recognized.

In October 2005, her mother, Gerda, was married in California. Medium The thought that Charlize was the one getting married (to Townsend) and the paparazzi got as close as they could for the photos. While filming Æon Flux in Berlin, Germany, Theron had surgery on to herniated disc in her neck, the result of an injury incurred on the set during to stunt.

In May 2006, Maxim magazine named Theron #25 in its annual Hot 100 issue. Theron is also involved in women's rights organizations. In 2006, Theron won GLAAD's Vanguard Medium Award at the GLAAD Awards for increasing “visibility and understanding in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.”

Theron is to supporter of animal rights and active member of PETA. She recently appeared in to PETA to for their anti-fur campaign.

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