{"id":58358,"date":"2024-11-19T09:01:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T05:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&p=261931"},"modified":"2024-11-19T09:24:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T05:24:57","slug":"nicole-kidman-tom-cruise-divorce-meme","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/nicole-kidman-tom-cruise-divorce-meme\/","title":{"rendered":"No, Nicole Kidman Wasn\u2019t Celebrating Her Divorce From Tom Cruise In That Infamous 2001 Photo"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 17: Nicole Kidman arrives at the 2024 Governors Awards at Dolby Theatre on November 17, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz\/FilmMagic)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nicole Kidman has set the record straight on a 23-year-old rumour. As anyone who has even spent a fraction of time on the internet would know, the actress is haunted by a series of images taken in 2001 in which she looks overjoyed while reportedly leaving her attorney\u2019s office after finalising her divorce from Tom Cruise<\/a>. Skipping down a driveway with her arms wide and face alive with jubilation, the photos have become a meme<\/a> template after one Twitter user resurfaced the pictures in 2018 alongside an inspirational caption to live every day with this exact energy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Live every day like you’re 2001 Nicole Kidman leaving her lawyer’s office after divorcing Tom Cruise”. Credit: Twitter\/@wholemik<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now, two decades later, the <\/span>Big Little Liars <\/span><\/i>star is finally breaking her silence on what prompted those shots. According to Kidman, the images weren\u2019t taken after she concluded the legal proceedings of her separation, but were actually captured on set.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat was not me; that was from a film,\u201d the 57-year-old told <\/span>British GQ <\/span><\/i><\/a>about the viral moment. \u201cThat wasn\u2019t real life,\u201d she added. Kidman might\u2019ve debunked netizen\u2019s favourite online lore, but she might also be playing coy, given that her subsequent filmography didn\u2019t include any scenes of that variety.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kidman also took the time to clarify the context around a few other widely-circulated photos.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her \u2018seal clapping\u2019 at the 2017 Oscars? Her fingers only appeared warped because she wore a \u201cmassive heavy borrowed ring on and it was excruciating, and I was scared of wrecking the jewellery.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Her supposed reaction to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars? Merely her surprise and delight to see Jessica Chastain in her beautiful custom Alessandro Michele for Gucci gown.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nicole Kidman’s alleged reaction to the Oscars slap was also made up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Though the Australian actress sadly has exposed this as a myth, she hasn\u2019t shied away from delivering more iconic images for our consumption. This is especially true for her performance in the upcoming erotic thriller <\/span>Babygirl<\/a>. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Directed by Halina Reijn and produced by A24, the steamy drama is a feast for the eyes with everything from Kidman skulling a glass of milk at a New York bar to certified internet boyfriend, Harris Dickinson, telling her she\u2019s a \u201cgood girl\u201d, as observed and documented by Evan Ross Katz. <\/span><\/p>\n

But as Kidmant told us herself, she isn\u2019t one to shy away from doing the unthinkable or memeable. \u201cI\u2019ll do anything for cinema, so you can meme me as much as you want.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42674,"featured_media":58359,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[260,35],"yoast_head":"\nNicole Kidman Sets Record Straight On Tom Cruise Divorce Meme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Nicole Kidman has broken her silence on the viral meme taken after her divorce from Tom Cruise was finalised in 2001. 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