Lately when I have tried to use netflix on my playstation 3, netflix crashes. The video will stop while the audio continues to play. I'm not able to bring up the basic playstation interface with the PS button or even turn off the system. I have to turn of and turn on my powerstrip. Has anyone else had this problem?

Try the playstation forums. Or deleting and reinstalling the app. It also has some stuff stored under game data utility, I think.

I'm not having this issue and I'm using Netflix right now. As said above, uninstall and reinstall the app would probably be the simplest course of action.