Oscar winning actress Nicole Kidman has reportedly been replaced by Hillary Swank in a movie based on the life of former prostitute Heidi Fliess.

Fleiss was a Hollywood madam who boasted having a vast string of celebrity clients. Kidman was reportedly taken out because she is too old. The producers instead opted for the younger two-time Oscar winner Swank.

Fliess said, "It had something to do with age. She'd have to play a 22-year-old, and she's nearly 40."

Kidman's spokesperson, however, insists the actress pulled out of the movie: "At some point a long time ago Nicole had expressed some interest in it. But she was never attached to it and is no longer even considering it."