Kidman Refutes 'Australia' Criticism

Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman has hit back at reports she is unhappy with her performance in new movie "Australia," insisting her comments have been misinterpreted by the media.

The star appears opposite Hugh Jackman in the Baz Luhrmann epic, which opened last month to mixed reviews.

Kidman was recently quoted as saying that she "can't look at this movie and be proud of what I've done", adding that she couldn't "connect to it emotionally."

But the actress is adamant her comments, in an interview with Sydney radio station 2day FM, were taken out of context, because she was actually referring to her whole body of work, claiming she can never bear to watch herself onscreen.

A representative for Kidman tells the Sydney Morning Herald, "It is quite ridiculous for anyone to believe the reports if they listened to the actual interview. It's hard to believe some of the world's media have fallen for it.

5 Million Join Nicole Kidman To End Violence Against Women

While in New York for the premiere of Australia, Nicole Kidman popped over to the United Nations, where she spoke at a press conference to discuss UNIFEM's Say No to Violence against Women campaign.

Since it's launch a year ago, the campaign has added over 5 million supporters who have added their signatures to be presented to UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki moon on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

We agree with Nicole! And our first order of business will be to put an end to the heinous practice of jabbing women in the faces with needles to inject them with Botulism. These kind of attacks must be stopped.

OK, that was a low blow to lay on a humanitarian like Nicole. But it was impossible to resist.