Hong Kong allows Nicole Kidman to skip quarantine, reportedly to film

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Hong Kong has some of the toughest Covid-19 quarantine rules on the planet, capturing everyone from journalists to Olympic athletes. Not Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman, however. 

On Thursday, Hong Kong confirmed that the Oscar winner was granted a special exemption from the quarantine rules. Hong Kong newspapers, including the South China Morning Post and The Standard, said Kidman was in the city to film a series for Amazon (AMZN). 

In a statement, the Hong Kong government said "the case in discussion has been granted permission to travel to Hong Kong with a quarantine exemption for the purpose of performing designated professional work." It added that the move was "conducive to maintaining the necessary operation and development of Hong Kong's economy."

According to media reports, the star arrived in the city on a private jet from Sydney on August 12. Currently, all arrivals from countries deemed "medium" or "high" risk need to quarantine in a hotel for 14 or 21 days at their own expense. Australia, which is witnessing a rise in Covid-19 infections, is now in the "medium risk" category. 

Certain categories of people — including aircraft crew — are sometimes exempted from these rules. In May, Hong Kong also gave some top executives a pass in an attempt to protect business, although HSBC (HBCYF) Chairman Mark Tuckerreportedly spent three weeks recently in isolation in the city. (HSBC is moving four of its most senior executives from London to Hong Kong this year as part of a broader pivot to Asia.)

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[Stephen 30,431]

Queen

[Runway 27,876]

As she should, legend

[Jill 30,341]

Well, as long as they arrest her if she ends up having COVID  

[Guest]

I dont think it's fair

[Rahrahbitchson 20,379]

Queen condition, regular people cant relate and has to stay lockdown a few days while others suing Disney and getting banned, who is doing it like Nicole? 

[spector 1,919]

kween things 

btw, stream and watch her new tv show, nine perfect strangers. it’s very hippie, very enticing  

[thatfoxyfeeling 13,036]

2 minutes ago, spector said:

kween things 

btw, stream and watch her new tv show, nine perfect strangers. it’s very hippie, very enticing  

She’s been killing it in TV recently with Big Little Lies and The Undoing. I’m gonna start watching this, she always delivers a good performance. 

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Just now, thatfoxyfeeling said:

She’s been killing it in TV recently with Big Little Lies and The Undoing. I’m gonna start watching this, she always delivers a good performance. 

killing everything with her talent, beauty, and grace 

[alsemanche 93,958]

Another rich celebrity bypassing quarantining for being rich and famous, who would have thought  Poor thing can't afford arriving early and staying at a hotel

[starwalker 90]

51 minutes ago, KanyeWest said:

I dont think it's fair

nothing in hong kong is fair sweetie 

[Franch Toast 26,978]

As someone who needs to go to HK for professional reasons, this irks me––I am delaying my trip precisely because I can't afford the time and money to spend three weeks in hotel quarantine. I also have friends who are HK residents who have traveled outside of the city and will be forced to quarantine for three weeks upon their return, and they are livid over this. Actually, every Hongkonger I know is pissed about this, but alas, they have bigger things to be worried (like being National Security Lawed). 

[Gaga2645 2,248]

Are there really people in here claiming her to be a queen for showcasing quite literal white privilege or is it sarcasm bc?? Im? Eye -

[LateToCult 40,916]

Why would she accept that? There’s literally no way of not looking like an entitled ass by skipping quarantine. Worms in the brain.