Controversy surrounds the latest Charlize Theron news; the actress accommodated an interview and stumbled into epic fail.

The actress made a comment on how online media intrudes into personal privacy, going so far as to compare the offense to rape. Theron was candid with her comments, saying she never Googles her name whenever she's online.

"I don't (Google myself) - that's my saving grace. When you start living in that world, and doing that, you start feeling raped." Her interviewer noted the strong statement and gave the actress leeway for a defense.

"Well, when it comes to your son and your private life. Maybe it's just me. Some people might relish in all that stuff but there are certain things in my life that I think of as very sacred and I am very protective over them."

Updates on Charlize Theron news heated up after the comments, alleging the actress trivialized something serious as sexual assault by comparing it to mundane online stalking. She received flak from women's rights advocates, including Katie Russell of Rape Crisis, based in England and Wales.

Russell retorted in an interview with The Independent "Obviously we're always very disappointed when an influential public figure, who we consider a role model, uses thoughtless language around rape."

She alleges the comment was made out of ignorance of the issue, debasing a distressing experience into something trivial. Previous Charlize Theron news is fortunately available to her defense: she has been a spokesperson on violence against women, also a UN Messenger of Peace.

Other celebrities made the same fumble in similar situations. Kristen Stewart apologized in 2010 after she made comments comparing the experience of seeing her photographs on magazines to rape. Gwyneth Paltrow stumbled only yesterday, after her comments on Internet trolls, and how surviving trolls is similar to surviving war. (independent.co.uk).

The actress is yet to issue a formal statement in light of recent Charlize Theron news.