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I go back and forth on how I perceive Charlize Theron’s reported unpleasantness. Like, is she just a straight-talking lady who doesn’t suffer fools? Or is she genuinely rude and unpleasant, the kind of woman who would roll her eyes and say “OH MY GOD” when a mere peasant smiled at her and said “hi”? I don’t know. I think it’s probably a little of Column A, a little of Column B. Charlize has been keeping a lower profile this summer, following her split from Ol’ Ham-Face Sean Penn. In late July, Charlize adopted a baby girl and she hasn’t said anything about it publicly. Even though she’s now a mom of two young kids, she still managed to find the time to meet a friend/date for lunch one night. Except her date never came!

If Charlize Theron can’t get a date, who can? Despite being one of the most beautiful ladies in the world, the 40-year-old lived every woman’s nightmare on Aug. 19 when she was stood up!

“Charlize had clearly planned to meet someone at the restaurant for lunch – she waited in her car for almost 20 minutes because she was early,” shares a witness at Hollywood sushi spot Sugarfish, where Charlize is a regular and frequently dines with a tall, bearded mystery man.

“The minute she sat down, she looked impatient, glancing around and checking her phone every few seconds… she even ordered two meals, assuming someone else was coming, but her date never showed! She ate alone and spent the whole time awkwardly on her phone to distract herself before she stormed out looking really annoyed!”

[From Star Magazine, print edition]

Oh, I would be FURIOUS. If you’ve ever been stood up before at a restaurant, it is absolutely one of the worst feelings in the world. I can’t believe the guy (??) didn’t even call! Seriously, even if this was a casual friends-dinner, the guy would be on my Sh-t List permanently. I know we’re supposed to be like “Oh, Charlize is so unpleasant, that’s why she got stood up.” But it’s rude as hell. And as someone who is perpetually early to everything, the whole “she waited in her car for 20 minutes” thing was particularly heartbreaking.

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