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Megan Fox has responded to people who said they couldn't recognise her during her appearance in Las Vegas.
Fox had been celebrating with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce after the Kansas City Chiefs' victory at the Super Bowl over the San Fransisco 49ers.
The star of Transformers took on a different appearance for the event, so much so that many people weren't even sure that it was her.
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One wrote: "Where Megan Fox at?", while another joked "That's not Vegas."
Fox sported a more punk-style look with a top from the band Korn and a spiked collar, along with blonde hair.
The actor posted the photo to her Instagram page, and blamed the change in her appearance on a 'shadowy' photo.
But it was Fox's comment about the picture which sparked outrage online.
“Turns out it was just a shadowy cell phone pic of me looking like a Ukrainian blowup doll," she wrote, adding: "when in REALITY i look like one of those super expensive silicone real sex dolls you can only get in Japan."
People were not impressed by the comment, which they felt played into xenophobic stereotypes that hyper-sexualise women from Eastern Europe.
One wrote: "Not here for taking the p*ss out of Ukrainian women. It’s obvious you’ve had extensive work done."
A second replied: "I guess xenophobia towards Eastern European[s] is still a thing in Hollywood."
A third highlighted that this was not the 'time and place' for such a remark, writing: "It's insensitive due to the situation in the country, furthermore it's widely known that sex crimes are common war crimes, that makes the joke inappropriate. There's a time and place for everything, this ain't it though."
Another posted: "It's very rude of you to speak like that about Ukrainian women, that's how you showed yourself."
Fox responded to the backlash, writing: "Dear god. that is NOT what I meant. Ukrainian women are hot af and so in my imagination the blowup dolls would also be hot. Let a girl make a joke for f***s sake."
Fox had been attending a party celebrating the Super Bowl.
The Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Fransisco 49ers by 25 points to 22, with the Chiefs securing victory with a last minute touchdown.
This is the second year in a row that the Chiefs have won the Super Bowl.
Fox joined Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, who are dating, at the party celebrating the victory.
UNILAD has reached out to representatives of Megan Fox for comment.