Associated Press

Los Angels

Nicole Kidman launched a pre-emptive strike at what she said were unfounded tabloid rumours that she has breast cancer. Representatives of the actress said they wanted to set the record straight after receiving numerous questions from reporters after some of Kidman’s health records were obtained without authorisation.

The Oscar winner said on February 6 she’s in perfect health. “Unfortunately, due to an invasion of my medical privacy, I’ve received a number of calls from the press asking about a visit to the hospital in Los Angeles in January,” Kidman said in a statement. “I went in for a routine check-up and the doctors discovered an area they thought needed further testing. The results of those tests were negative, I was given an ‘all clear’.”

“Needless to say, my family and I are enormously relieved and thankful,” she added. “As always, I am committed to raising funds and awareness for women’s health issues, and I’d like to emphasise the importance for all women to have regular mammograms and checkups.”

Coincidentally, Kidman is set to be honoured on March 1 by the Women’s Cancer Research Fund. She is being recognised in part for her work as the board chair for the organisation Women’s Health Fund at UCLA.

Meanwhile, the actress has appeared healthy at various ceremonies in recent weeks and her upcoming work schedule does not suggest someone who is ailing.

In March, she begins filming the UN thriller ‘The Interpreter’, followed by a comedic role as the housewife enchantress in a remake of TV’s ‘Bewitched’.