Nicole Kidman to wear black at Golden Globes in protest

Nicole Kidman has been a vocal supporter of the movement to eradicate abuse in Hollywood and other industries.

Nicole Kidman attends an evening honoring Louis Vuitton and Nicolas Ghesquiere at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center on November 30, 2017.

Nicole Kidman attends an evening honoring Louis Vuitton and Nicolas Ghesquiere at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center on November 30, 2017. Source: Getty

Nicole Kidman says she will join Hollywood's elite actresses in wearing black gowns to the Golden Globes in a show of solidarity with women who have been abused and harassed.

The usually glamour-filled awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton on Sunday is set to become a public protest by Hollywood's biggest names in the aftermath of producer Harvey Weinstein and numerous other influential men being accused of sexual abuse and harassment.

Kidman has been a vocal supporter of the Time's Up and #MeToo movements.

"We are in a position now to elicit change and we can do it all together," Kidman told reporters on the red carpet at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts international awards in Hollywood on Friday.

"Basically it is about eradicating abuse for everyone right now and creating opportunities for women."
Reese Witherspoon attending the 2017 WSJ Innovator Awards at Museum of Modern Art on November 1, 2017 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by Dennis Van Tine/ABACAPRESS.COM.
Reese Witherspoon is one of more than 300 top women in Hollywood to tackle sexual harassment in the industry. Source: AAP
Actresses are expected to wear black at the Globes and Reese Witherspoon and Eva Longoria reportedly plan to lead a march down the red carpet.

Kidman said she was not aware of the march.

Witherspoon and Longoria launched the Time's Up legal defence fund this week designed to provide subsidised legal support to people who have experienced sexual harassment, assault, or abuse in the workplace.


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