NICOLE Kidman says Hollywood is partly to blame for the outbreak of domestic violence — because the movie industry often portrays women as weak sex objects.
Kidman was testifying before a US congressional committee considering legislation to deal with violence against women overseas, through humanitarian relief efforts and grants to local organizations.
Asked by Republican representative Dana Rohrabacher whether the movie industry had “played a bad role”, Kidman said “probably”.
“I can’t be responsible for all of Hollywood but I can certainly be responsible for my own career,” said the Aussie star, who played a young wife who fights back against a psychotic killer holding her captive on a boat in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm.
The actress appeared before the committee in her role as a goodwill ambassador for the UN Development Fund for Women to promote the International Violence Against Women Act.
“In the real world, the laws go unenforced and impunity is the norm,” she said.
The legislation has stalled in the past but Democratic Representative Bill Delahunt said he and others plan to reintroduce it.
Kidman — who has a daughter, Sunday Rose, with her country music star husband Keith Urban — told Congress the UN women’s fund needed more resources.
Before the hearing began, a crowd of people lined the hall to hear her speak.
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