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"Yikes! Charlize Theron is on the mend from a neck surgery, sources reveal to Us Weekly. The 38-year-old actress made the decision to finally seek treatment for an injury she suffered several years ago.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Charlize got injured on a set and broke a vertebrae years ago,&amp;quot; an insider tells Us. &amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s been bothering her a lot lately so she had surgery to correct it and they had to go through her neck.&amp;quot; The injury occurred when something hit her head, the source added.\r\n\r\nThe stunning blonde has kept mum about the ordeal so far, but recently made a calculated decision to keep it hidden. While attending Variety&amp;apos;s 5th Annual Power of Women event in Beverly Hills on Friday, Oct. 4, the Huntsman actress sported a white neck scarf to match her short Stella McCartney dress as to not draw any attention to her bandage.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;She&amp;apos;s got a small Band-Aid on her neck,&amp;quot; a second source added about her appearance. &amp;quot;She kept fussing with the white scarf. She [was] wearing to cover it, but it was poking out and visible.&amp;quot;\r\nThough the Young Adult star hasn&amp;apos;t been &amp;quot;feeling good post-surgery,&amp;quot; she&amp;apos;s doing everything she can to bounce back quick. &amp;quot;She will be totally fine. She plans just to hang out and rest all weekend and recuperate,&amp;quot; the first insider explained.\r\n\r\nLooking beautiful, Theron accessorized her outfit with a studded clutch for the evening. Though she didn&amp;apos;t rock her new sleek faux-hawk, the mom of son Jackson, 17 months, did admit that she&amp;apos;s still loving her short &amp;apos;do. &amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s just growing out and taking its sweet old time!&amp;quot; she told Us.\r\nTheron was joined by several other Hollywood A-listers for the event, including Scandal&amp;apos;s Kerry Washington, Nicole Kidman, Amy Poehler, Jessica Alba, Jennifer Hudson and Elizabeth Banks."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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