has finally spoken out about a viral image of her, over 20 years after it was taken. The image, which was turned into a popular meme during the 2010s, walking outside looking ecstatic with her arms in the air triumphantly and was often described as the moment she finalised her divorce from . As all good memes do, the image circulated online heavily, particularly on platforms like Twitter (X) back in its hey-day, taking on a life of its own as its depiction of a woman breaking free from the shackles of a man.
But was it really a reaction to divorcing Tom Cruise? Sorry to break the collective hearts of the internet, but apparently not. In fact, Kidman went onto say the image was "not me". But before we get too confused, there's a pretty simple explanation behind it all.
Debunking it had anything to do with her divorce from Cruise after 11 years of marriage, in a recent interview with Kidman discussed the origins of the meme. “That was not me; that was from a film — that wasn’t real life. I know that image!” she said, though didn't disclose which film the image was from.
live every day like you're 2001 nicole kidman leaving her lawyer's office after divorcing tom cruise — mik (@wholemik) While the meme story was that Kidman had just left her lawyer's office after her divorce from Cruise was finalised, she finds the fictional story quite hilarious. this is nicole kidman leaving her lawyer's office after signing the papers to divorce tom cruise exactly 18 years ago, an i.