Rape crisis groups are angry over Kim Novak's assertion that she has been "raped" by the makers of the Oscar contender 'The Artist' because the film used a score from one of her old movies.

Kim Novak. PICs/AFP

Now, the 78-year-old actress's rep has defended the actress' comment and Novak's camp is not offering up any apologies. "There are all kinds of rape including the rape of one's soul," Fox News quoted Novak's long time manager Sue Cameron as saying.