Megan Fox was fired from the third Transformers movie – though she’s claiming she chose to leave. Variety put it tactfully, saying that Paramount decided not to pick up her option for Transformers 3. Everyone naturally assumes Fox was fired due the comments she made to Wonderland Magazine about director Michael Bay last year.

“[Bay] wants to be like Hitler on his sets, and he is. So he’s a nightmare to work for, but when you get him away from set, and he’s not in director mode, I kind of really enjoy his personality because he’s so awkward, so hopelessly awkward … He has no social skills at all. And it’s endearing to watch him. He’s vulnerable and fragile in real life and then on set he’s a tyrant.” (via Wonderland Magazine)

Michael Bay retaliated by saying that Megan Fox was immature and selfish, telling the The Wall Street Journal, “Well, that’s Megan Fox for you. She says some very ridiculous things because she’s 23 years old and she still has a lot of growing to do. You roll your eyes when you see statements like that and think, “Okay Megan, you can do whatever you want. I got it.”

The jabs continued back and forth, and Bay’s comments about how Megan had a really great role in Transformers 3 started fading away. We doubt that Paramount simply decided to go a different way with the film. Megan Fox has failed to deliver on her films since Transformers (did anyone see Jennifer’s Body?) and she’s proven herself to be a petulant brat. Why should Michael Bay – or anyone, really – want to work with her anymore?

_{Megan Fox is shown with Mickey Rourke on the set of “Passion Play” in Albuquerque on January 9th.}