Megan Fox's Most Controversial Moments Ever

There was a time when Megan Fox was known as one of Hollywood's rising stars, a sex symbol, and, not to mention, the entire world's "dream girl." In fact, it was extremely unusual not to see her body plastered like a pinup girl on the cover of some of the world's notoriously sex-clad publications. Fox's career was just as demanding as her effortless sexual magnetism after bursting onto the scene following her role in Michael Bay's 2007 box-office smash hit "Transformers."

In 2009, Fox's career became clothed in controversy after she publicly dragged Bay's name through the mud and was seemingly unable to salvage her tattered reputation. In an attempt to take on roles that would expand her realm of work, the "Midnight in the Switchgrass" star's outspokenness regarding misogyny and sexism in the industry was undermined as she continuously isolated herself from her image molded by the industry.

Fox isn't afraid to cause a rumble, which is likely why the public is also heavily critical of her every move, from the star's controversial private life to her stance on the #MeToo movement. Let's take a look at several other reasons the unapologetic star went from Hollywood's most desired to perpetually fired.

While in attendance at the highly anticipated UFC 264 fight between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier on July 10, 2021, Megan Fox detailed her many observations from the event during an episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live" days later, including former President Donald Trump's widely talked-about cameo.

But, while chatting to guest host Arsenio Hall, what was meant to be an innocent conversation quickly resulted in a different type of "fight," with Fox as the target. "I was in a row with Justin Bieber, and Trump was also in my row," the "Midnight in the Switchgrass" star explained. "He had, like, thirty secret service with him. He was a legend. That arena was very supportive of Trump when he came in."

The Internet erupted into a firestorm of backlash over the fact that Fox had seemingly labeled Trump a "legend," to which she was forced to immediately clarify her remarks on Instagram. "I do not align myself with any political party or individual politicians," Fox explained via People. "I never said Donald Trump is a legend. I said he was a legend... in that arena (key part of the sentence)." She ended her statement in a condescending tone, adding how much she appreciates the "uneducated, mid-evil, pitchfork carrying, burn a witch at the stake mentality. The world needs more of that," Fox concluded.

The box office smash-hit series "Transformers" shot Megan Fox's career to stardom, but unbeknownst to fans, major drama was brewing behind the scenes between Fox and her director. In a 2009 interview with Wonderland magazine, the actress compared Bay's on-set antics to "Hitler" and called him "a nightmare to work with." She continued to describe her former director as "Napoleon" who "wants to create this insane, infamous mad man reputation."

Her response was met with backlash from her own "Transformers" castmates, who published a letter in support of Bay, calling Fox "dumb as a rock," "classless," a "grump," and extremely unprofessional to work with (via Deadline). Bay opened up to GQ, claiming that fellow director Steven Spielberg urged him to "fire her right now." However, he admitted that he was very aware that, with regards to Fox's harsh claims, "Megan loves to get a response."

The damage had apparently been done, and Fox was immediately fired and prohibited from returning to the upcoming "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" in 2009, a time in her life she described to Cosmopolitan UK as "the low point of my career."

While Megan Fox's entire career is based on portraying fictitious characters, she's apparently also quite the expert storyteller in real life. In an interview with GQ, she gushed about her love life and her experiences a year after moving to Los Angeles. Fox made headlines after detailing her frequent visits to a strip club called the Body Shop, where she fell "in love with this girl" named Nikita. "I was there all the time... I would go there by myself," the actress explained. "I bought her things – perfume, body spray, girlie stuff."

Another article for The New York Times later exposed Fox for fabricating the events involving Nikita, to which the "Jennifer's Body" star addressed the odd admission in another GQ sit-down. "I didn't make that up but I totally made it more [colorful] than it was," she admitted. "It was made to seem [like] a very sexual thing. In reality, it wasn't. She was a girl and I was attracted to her, but it wasn't like we were rubbing oil on each other." Fox blamed journalists for taking her words literally, when, as a matter of fact, they "don't always convey what I say as a joke." Dually noted!

The moment Megan Fox and her boyfriend Machine Gun Kelly (legally named Colson Baker) met on the set of their upcoming film "Midnight in the Switchgrass," Fox admitted during a "Give Them Lala ... with Randall" podcast episode, "I just felt it deep in my soul — that something was going to come from that." With that said, Fox and her "twin flame," as she labeled Kelly in the same episode, are still going strong, unlike the significantly low rating of the film.

With such ruthless criticism surrounding the actors' performances, Kelly conducted an Instagram livestream prior to the film's release in July 2021 where he explained that he would "never act in something he doesn't believe in." The "Bloody Valentine" singer proceeded to look over at Fox, who was off camera, saying, "Ha, except..." while laughing, to which she cut him off just before chiming in with, "Don't do that yet." This comes after Fox skipped out on the movie premiere after a rep cited COVID concerns, according to Buzzfeed.

These events caused speculation to arise amongst fans, who suspected that Lala Kent (the fiancée of the film's director Randall Emmett) threw shade at Fox by posting a photo in which she blocks the "Jennifer's Body" star on the film's movie poster, according to Us Weekly. It's safe to assume we now have an idea of what it truly means to "give them Lala."

Megan Fox has been the center of plastic surgery rumors for years, but once speculation became too much for her to bear, she decided to take matters into her own hands and create a Facebook photo album in 2011 (via Marie Claire) called "Things You Can't Do with Your Face when You Have Botox." The album reportedly contained photos of Fox debuting a series of facial expressions to prove to fans that her face isn't frozen.

Fox's response, however, didn't exactly come out of left field, as she's previously been outspoken about her stance on plastic surgery. "I would encourage anyone to first speak with a therapist, to try and figure out where this want comes from, because a lot of times it's not related to your teeth or your nose or your chin," she told Allure in 2010. "The surgery is not going to alleviate that insecurity for you."

Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green endured a rocky relationship over the course of their 17-year history, but her shocking confession confirming a fling with her "Transformers" co-star Shia LaBeouf raised concern over the alleged overlapping timeline in which she and Green called off their engagement. During an appearance on Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live," Fox admitted to having feelings for LaBeouf. "I mean I would confirm that it was romantic," she said. "I love him, I have never been really quiet about that, I love him."

The co-stars filmed the original "Transformers" as well as the sequels in 2007 and 2009, respectively, just as Fox's career began to skyrocket. However, Green's busy work schedule wasn't forgiving of the ex-couple's newly engaged status, to which they quietly called off their engagement in 2009. Tabloid speculation ran rampant that Fox's on-set relationship with LaBeouf contributed to their decision to call it quits, but a source told People at the time that "the decision was mutual."