NEW YORK (AP) – Like many women, Uma Thurman often feels torn between her family and career.

“I’ve learned that every working mom is a superwoman,” the 36-year-old actress tells Parade magazine in its July 16 issue. “For most of the world, it’s really a necessity. The stay-at-home mom is over not just because of women’s liberation but because of men’s liberation from wanting to be the breadwinners.”

Thurman, nominated for an Oscar for her role in 1994’s “Pulp Fiction,” filed for divorce from Ethan Hawke in 2004 after six years of marriage. The couple have two children, Maya, 8, and Levon, 4.

“I have a great career and two healthy, beautiful, smart and funny children,” she tells the magazine. “We’re an incredibly tight-knit threesome, and we have so much fun together.”

The actress, who says she’s “just another American woman who was in an unfulfilled marriage that fell apart,” refuses to throw any dishy darts at the 35-year-old Hawke.

“I cannot participate in anything critical about my children’s father,” she says. “I just need to keep peace. I think it’s fair to say that I haven’t said one mean thing, and I’m not going to start now. It’s terrible for my family.”

In “My Super Ex-Girlfriend, which opens July 21, Thurman plays a superhero dumped by her regular-guy boyfriend (Luke Wilson). She gets revenge by using her powers to make his life miserable.

“I like that it’s a gender-bender flick where the woman has the edge,” she says. “No one likes being rejected. It’s very smart and observant about human nature. That’s what makes the whole thing hilarious.”

After struggling with her own personal pain and upheaval, Thurman says: “I’m proud that I keep trying.”

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Foxy Brown’s trial delayed

NEW YORK (AP) – A trial date for Foxy Brown, charged with assaulting two nail salon workers in a fracas over the cost of a manicure, has been delayed until next month.

Brown, whose real name is Inga Marchand, showed up Wednesday before Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Melissa Jackson with her third lawyer since the Aug. 29, 2004, incident. Jackson delayed the trial, which was supposed to begin next week, until Aug. 28.

The judge also extended an order of protection for the nail workers against Brown, who appeared wearing 4-inch hoop earrings and 3-inch stiletto heels. Brown kept a cell phone to her ear as she left the courtroom and did not speak with reporters.

The 26-year-old rapper is charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly kicking one employee and smacking a second worker in the face in an argument over payment for a manicure.

The case was almost settled in December, when Brown had been expected to enter a plea.

But the agreement fell apart, apparently because Jackson was unsatisfied with Brown’s plea statement.

Assistant District Attorney Gary Galperin had said he believed the statement was legally and factually flawed, indicating that he believed Brown had not accepted enough blame for the nail salon quarrel.