'I believe in democracy': Nicole Kidman hits out at critics who branded her a 'Trump supporter' after BBC interview

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 21:47 EST, 13 January 2017 | Updated: 00:07 EST, 14 January 2017

Fans from both sides of the aisle were shocked when she decided to speak out about the election.

And now Nicole Kidman has decided to clarify remarks she made during a BBC interview which seemed to suggest she was a Donald Trump supporter.

The 49-year-old Moulin Rouge actress talked to Access Hollywood on Friday in a bid to set the record straight.

The real story: Nicole Kidman talked to Liz Hernandez on Friday in a bid to set the record straight in regards to her comments about Donald Trump

'I was trying to stress that I believe in democracy and the American Constitution, and it was that simple,' she told Liz Hernandez. 

When pressed for further comment on the issue, the Oscar winner stated 'I'm out of it now; that's what I said and it's that simple.'

Nicole made the original comments in an interview that occurred one week after the election. 

When quizzed at the time about the surprise outcome, she responded '[Trump is] now elected and we, as a country, need to support whoever is the president.'

Controversial: Fans from both sides of the aisle were shocked when she decided to speak out about the election

True meaning? 'I was trying to stress that I believe in democracy and the American Constitution, and it was that simple,' she told Liz

Digging deeper: When pressed for further comment on the issue, the Oscar winner stated 'I'm out of it now; that's what I said and it's that simple'

Apparently signaling that she was ready to back the president-elect, she continued 'That is what the country is based on. And however that happened, it happened, and let's go.'

In the past, the wife of Keith Urban has admitted she's 'always reticent' to comment on politics, and describes herself as more 'issue-based.' 

She has also said that she's 'very committed to women's issues' like battling breast and ovarian cancer.

Lighter things: Politics out of the way, she also gushed about her new film Lion during the most recent interview

Politics out of the way, she also gushed about her new film Lion during the most recent interview.

'Wow,' was all the Hollywood vet could manage when she learned the movie received two Directors Guild Award nominations this week.

The story retells the tale of a five-year-old Indian boy Saroo who loses his birth mother and is adopted by an Australian family, and begins his search for his long-lost family using Google Earth decades later. 

Remarkable: Lion retells the tale of a five-year-old Indian boy Saroo who loses his birth mother and is adopted by an Australian family, and begins his search for his long-lost family using Google Earth decades later

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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