Charlize Theron won't be giving her kids a free ride through life: 'They just need to get a job that pays them’

Charlize Theron doesn't want to give her kids a free ride through life.

Key Points

• The Apex star and mother of two shared that she wants her kids to "earn it" when it comes to big purchases like their first cars.

• She added that as adults, they'll need to get "a job that pays," because she won't be taking care of all the bills.

Charlize Theronwon't be giving her kids a free ride through life — or a free sports car, for that matter.

TheApexactress plans to instill a strong work ethic into her kids, especially once they hit young adulthood, Theron shared during a candid conversation withTherapusshost Jake Shane.

"First of all, your first car is going to be a Datsun, because you’re going to crash it," Theron told Shane, referencing daughters Jackson, 14, and August, 11. "You’re going to f--- it up somehow. You’re a new driver. So, we’re not getting, like, the nice car up front."

She added, "We need a little bit of experience, and we’re going to earn it."

When Shane asked if her kids would have to worry about getting summer jobs as teenagers, Theron didn't hesitate to confirm.

"Yeah. Every time we go to Starbucks, I’m like, 'Look at this … Do you see how friendly? You have to be that friendly every morning at 6 a.m. Start getting ready for it,'" Theron joked.

Theron, who adopted Jackson in 2012 and August in 2015 explained that while the kids are still years away from worrying about that, she wants to instill self-sufficiency from a young age, so they'll be able to take care of themselves through adulthood.

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"It’s too soon to kind of say where they’re going to end up," Theron said. "They just need to get a job that pays them, because I don’t want to support them for the rest of life."

The mother of two has long been candid about her approach to parenting and her decision to adopt two children to raise as a single mother. During a sit-down withCall Her Daddyhost Alex Cooper last year, Theron called the choice "one of the healthiest decisions I ever made."

She explained, "With women, it's always like, something must be wrong with her. She can't keep a man, and it's never part of the discussion of like, 'Wow. She's really living her truth.' I look at them and just be like, 'Do you know how f------ great it is to live exactly how I want to live, to experience motherhood exactly how I wanted to experience it?'"

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Theron noted that she has enjoyed the freedom that comes with being a single woman in her 40s, especially when it comes to raising kids without the challenges presented by coparenting.

"I know the next thing they say is like, 'Well, that's not fair on your kids.' Can I tell you something? That will be their story to tell," she continued. "I can only tell you that this is the best way that I know how to be a mother to them, and maybe they'll grow up and tell their story, and I will respect that. I just know that this was the only way that I knew I could do it, and my f------ god do I love every single day of it. I love that I don't have to share them with somebody."

She added, "I love that I don't have to run every f------ thing by a guy."

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Charlize Theron won't be giving her kids a free ride through life: 'They just need to get a job that pays them’

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Ricky Skaggs Says 'I Felt Like I Needed to Come Back' to Bluegrass, the 'Music of My Youth,' After Country Albums (Exclusive)

Ricky Skaggs reflected on his genre-crossing career and pivotal shift from bluegrass to country in the 1980s

NEED TO KNOW

• He returned to bluegrass in the mid-1990s after Bill Monroe’s death, reigniting interest in the traditional genre

• Skaggs praised young artists like Wyatt Ellis and Billy Strings for bringing bluegrass back into the spotlight

Ricky Skaggsknows a thing or two about musical versatility.

For decades, Skaggs' career has been marked by his prolific, seamless shifts between genres. As a result, his critically lauded works have shaped both bluegrass and country music along the way. However, when the Grammy-winning artist, 71, looks back on the totality of his career, he's quick to admit that it’s difficult to pinpoint a single defining moment.

“I can't really put my thumb on exactly a certain time,” Skaggs told PEOPLE exclusively at the Musicians Hall of Fame 2026 induction event in Nashville.

Nonetheless, two pivotal shifts that Skaggs consciously acknowledges came when he stepped away from full-time bluegrass early in his career, and then ultimately returned to it in full force years later.

After he departed as a member of the iconicEmmylou Harris’ band while she took time off to start a family in the late 1970s, Skaggs saw an opportunity for himself as a solo artist. “I thought, 'Man, what a better time for me to go ahead and try to do a record,' ” he recalled of that moment.

The culmination of that idea was a country project rooted in tradition, inspired by the sounds of the ’60s and ’70s and layered with the bluegrass influences he took in during his youth. In turn, Skaggs effectively drew a bridge between two iconic staple genres of American roots music.

What came next in his career was for the history books. After crossing over, Skaggs achieved roughly a dozen No. 1 country singles during his mainstream country career. The son of Cordell, Ky., was launched into the country music stratosphere with his major-label debut,Waitin' for the Sun to Shine(1981), which then led to Skaggs dominating the genre's charts throughout the rest of the 1980s.

But by the mid-1990s, the genre was evolving in ways that didn’t quite fit Skaggs' artistic vision.

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"Country was really changing, you know," he explained to PEOPLE. "Going in, you know, 12 buses per artist ... the big stadium country ... and I just didn’t really want to try to keep up with that.”

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It was, ultimately, a major loss in the bluegrass world that ended up pulling Skaggs back into the Appalachian-soaked genre. Following the 1996 death of Bill Monroe, who is widely considered the father of bluegrass, the picker felt a profound calling to return to his roots and, in a way, pick up the torch from Monroe.

“I felt like I needed to come back — come back to my roots,” Skaggs said of bluegrass, which he described as "the music of my youth."

“When I came back, it really shot a shockwave into acoustic musicians," he recalled. As the story goes, fans and fellow musicians quickly noticed his fervent commitment to “real bluegrass again with a real bluegrass band,” reinforcing his pedigree and influencing a new generation. Skaggs knows that a conscious look-back was "one of the turning points" for his "legacy."

More than half a century after emerging onto the scene and recontextualizing the notion of a crossover artist, Skaggs sees the influences that informed him reflected in a rising crop of young artists who are helping bring bluegrass back into the spotlight.

Among those exciting him most is 16-year-old prodigyWyatt Ellis, whom he praises as “a great mandolin player,” as well asSierra Hull, who recently earned four 2026 Grammy nominations. “I wish I could play mandolin like her,” Skaggs added with a laugh. He also pointed toBilly Stringsas another standout artist making bluegrass part of the wider popular music conversation again.

“It’s just really great to see so many young artists,” Skaggs said, noting how they are embracing the same songs and traditions that shaped him and "really trying to perpetuate them as well.”

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Why Jennifer Lopez Missed the 2026 Met Gala

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THE RUNDOWN

• Jennifer Lopez didn’t attend this evening’s Met Gala.

• The actress was last seen in Beverly Hills over the weekend.

• Her most recent Met Gala appearance was in 2024.

Jennifer Lopeztook a break from the Met Gala this evening. The New York City event’s red carpet came and went, but the singer wasn’t spotted on it. She waslast photographedgoing to the gym in Santa Monica, California, on Friday—the day after the first trailer for her upcoming Netflix film,Office Romance, dropped.

Lopez was active on social media today, posting an Instagram Story promoting her beauty line. She kept her exact activities on Met Gala night private:

She last attended the New York City event in 2024:

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Lopez has long been a defining presence at the Met Gala. Since making her debut in 2004, she has attended the event more than a dozen times, building a reputation for dramatic, body-conscious looks that often lean into embellishment, sheer elements, and bold silhouettes.

Her past appearances have included a fiery Gucci gown with intricate detailing, a cut-out Ralph Lauren design, and multiple other statement pieces that are among the event’s most memorable fashion moments.

Her broader red carpet style continues to evolve alongside her performance career. Earlier this year, Lopez closed out her Las Vegas residency and made her Coachella debut, where sheperformedher new collaboration “Save Me Tonight” with David Guetta.

Reflecting on the emotional connection of dance music, she toldSiriusXM, “It’s not electronic dance music—it’s emotional dance music to me.” She added, “We’re all in our phones all the time, and we’re so lonely. And when music can bring people together like that…it really is ‘save me tonight.’”

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