China Still Unforgiving of Sharon Stone's Comments

By Jane Ivory
16:30, June 4th 2008
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China Still Unforgiving of Sharon Stone's Comments

Sharon Stone is still being chastised for her unfortunate comments made in Cannes last month. Organizers of the Shanghai International Film Festival said the American actress was not welcome at this year’s edition.

Sharon Stone is still a public enemy in China following her red carpet moment at the Cannes Film Festival, when she suggested that the disastrous May 12 earthquake in China was possibly a result of “karma,” due to the country’s relationship with Tibet and the Dalai Lama.

Stone also called the Dalai Lama, whom China considers a traitor, a “good friend.”

Chinese media reports said the Shanghai International Film Festival would forever ban Stone from attending its events, reports Reuters, but an official from the organizing committee has only said, diplomatically, that “she is not among the list of guests to be invited,” per the China Daily.

The backlash over the 50-year-old actress’s words has been expansive. French fashion house Christian Dior promptly cancelled its collaboration with Stone for Chinese ads. The Hollywood Reporter informed that one of China’s biggest cinema chains stated it would not show her films in its theaters.

Ng See-Yuen, founder of the UME Cineplex chain and chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers, labeled Stone’s remarks as very “inappropriate.”

Stone attended the Shanghai International Film Festival last year.

Following the public outrage, she apologized to Chinese citizens, saying in a statement issued by Dior China that her “erroneous words and deeds angered and saddened the Chinese people, and I sincerely apologize for this.”

She went on to promise she would participate in earthquake relief activity, “to do my utmost to help Chinese people affected by the disaster.”

More than 69,000 people died in the May 12 earthquake. Millions of people were left without homes.



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