Row over Kidman's film romp with youngster

Digitalspy ^ | 06/13/04 | Neil Wilkes

[Pikamax]

Row over Kidman's film romp with youngster 10:31 BST, Sunday 13th June 2004 -- by Neil Wilkes Nicole Kidman has been caught up in a row over a new film which features her kissing a ten-year-old boy while naked.

In the movie, called Birth, Kidman plays a widow who believes the boy to be a reincarnation of her husband.

Two scenes in particular have come under fire; in both, Kidman and the boy - Canadian child actor Cameron Bright - are "completely naked and caressing each other." In one of them, there is a close-up of " a very passionate kiss" as they sit in the bathtub together.

"The last thing on earth Nicole needs is a movie which is going to be jumped on by sickos and used in some perverse way to promote paedophilia," a source told the Daily Star Sunday today. "But truth is, the publicity department is already describing the movie as a nightmare. The producers, director and Nicole herself are likely to face a lot of flack."

It will cost film studo New Line around $50 million if they decide to axe the movie altoegther.

[GoLightly]

As should every last person involved in the production.

[TADSLOS]

I think Michael Jackson just found himself another character witness (and another potential playmate at the ranch).

[GSlob]

There must be some profound meaning in it somewhere.

[MHGinTN]

Kidman is cruising for bubbly bath product endorsements marketed in Disney caricatures.

[Hildy]

Hollywood is controlled by 20 year old boys. What do you expect? They play their fantasies out every day...sex and violence .... but we just sit and do nothing.

[AQGeiger]

I'll marry you, Laz....

[jocon307]

"I used to resist the notion that the liberal left's goal is to allow sex with minors."

I don't think that is their ultimate goal, but it is another way to destroy the traditional family and undermine all that is normal in the world. I'm sorry to say this, but the evil of the left can hardly be overstated.

What a shame Kidman had to get herself mixed up with this trash. My daughter really likes her. Remember the outrage over Andrian Lynne's (I think that's the name) version of Lolita? It was never released in US theaters and I believe the gal in that was a good deal older than 10.

[sinkspur]

They play their fantasies out every day...sex and violence .... but we just sit and do nothing.

I don't go to, or rent, their movies.

Life's pretty good without the garbage.

[Slings and Arrows]

Just in case I didn't ask you yet, marry me.

My goal is to ask every Freeperette.

Hoping that the Law of Large Numbers will kick in for you? :-)

[ApplegateRanch]

Other than the cost & celebrity of the people involved, would anyone like to explain what EXACTLY is the difference between this, and child porn??

Would any of those apologists also want explain EACTLY what they mean by Art and "socially redeeming features"??

Also, to speculate what is different, and what the outcry would be, and why, if roles were reversed, and it was a beefcake & 10 YO girl in the otherwise identical scenes?

Not to imply that Kidman is not a good actress (she is), but taking this part, and playing the scenes, THEN worrying about 'bad publicity' reinforces my impression of her as an airhead.

[ApplegateRanch]

Other than the cost & celebrity of the people involved, would anyone like to explain what EXACTLY is the difference between this, and child porn??

Would any of those apologists also want explain EACTLY what they mean by Art and "socially redeeming features"??

Also, to speculate what is different, and what the outcry would be, and why, if roles were reversed, and it was a beefcake & 10 YO girl in the otherwise identical scenes?

Not to imply that Kidman is not a good actress (she is), but taking this part, and playing the scenes, THEN worrying about 'bad publicity' reinforces my impression of her as an airhead.

[MHGinTN]

There is an old saw in sales ... 20% of your customers account for 80% of your business. Couple that with 1% of cold calls get results and we will find Laz rather scarce at FR due to his extra-curricular activites!

[Cicero]

The planning for the movie probably took place before the great Janet Jackson fiasco. That has made Hollywood a bit nervous, I think.

If they release this movie, they should be indicted on pedophilia charges.

[Crazieman]

If the scene was shot, they should be indicted. Who cares about a release.

[mewzilla]

Where was this movie shot, anyone know?

[Xenalyte]

Maybe they'd let me take his place?

As a healthy hetero male with all the equipment in the right place, you are not on Ms. Kidman's to-do list. Trust me.

[Xenalyte]

Here's a hint: "cover story."

Here's another one: "beard."

[Bonaparte]

Just when I thought these people could not disgust me any more than they have, they sink to an altogether new low.

Kidman is trash.

[Army Air Corps]

I had no idea that being a Freeper would make one into a chick-magnet. I am so very glad that I joined...