Washington DC, April 20 -- Hollywood actor Charlize Theron has opened up about a traumatic incident from her teenage years, recalling the night her mother fatally shot her father in self-defence, while asserting that she is "not haunted" by the tragedy anymore, according to People.

In a recent interview, Theron revisited the 1991 incident in South Africa, when she was 15, sharing details of the violent episode that unfolded at her home.

Theron said her father, Charles Theron, had been drinking and became aggressive, eventually threatening both her and her mother. The situation escalated when he returned home later that night and forced his way in by firing shots.

"I went into my room, I turned my lights off, and I was scared," she told...