India, May 18 -- Actor Cate Blanchett has spoken out about how she feels that the #MeToo movement in Hollywood "got killed very quickly", leading to issues still persisting on film sets across America.

Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, the two-time Oscar winner touched upon many issues in a wide-ranging staged conversation. During that conversation, Cate lamented that the tide of #MeToo has been turned in Hollywood, where she has been outspoken about gender equality.

"It got killed very quickly, which I think is interesting," said Blanchett, adding, "There are a lot of people with platforms who are able to speak up with relative safety and say this has happened to me. And the so-called average woman on the street, person o...