Salma Hayek backtracks on feminist comments

“I am not a feminist. If men were going through the things women are going through today, I would be fighting for them with just as much passion. I believe in equality.

“It should not be just because I am a woman. It should be a reflex, if someone else is being hurt, to help. It shouldn’t have to be because you are being a victim too. I work a lot for domestic violence, and people often ask me if I have experienced it. And I say, no, on the contrary – my father is a great man, my husband is a great man. But we are all human beings, no?,” she told reporters.

A few days before closing off the Women of the World Festival, Hayek, 48, had expressed her updated views on feminism and how it applies to her life.

“I am a feminist because I love women and I am ready to fight for women. I am a feminist because I am proud to be a woman, and I am passionate about making the world a better place for women. I am a feminist because a lot of amazing women have made me the woman I am today. I am inspired by women every day, as friends and as colleagues,” she had said.