Several times during Bombshell, Megyn Kelly (Charlize Theron) is accused of being a feminist. She rebukes the suggestion every time; “I’m not a feminist, I’m a lawyer”.
#MeToo and Time’s Up were some of the defining stories of the last decade. Bombshell looks at the takedown that preceded those movements – Fox News journalist Gretchen Carlson (Nicole Kidman) filing a lawsuit against network boss Roger Ailes (John Lithgow) to expose the sexual harassment and discrimination that she had experienced from him during her time at the channel.
