Stone Blasted Over Quake Comments

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By Sky News SkyNews - 1 hour 39 minutes ago

Actress Sharon Stone has come under fire in China after suggesting the earthquake that devastated the country was "bad karma" for its treatment of Tibetans.

Some Chinese cinemas have banned her films in protest at her remarks at the Cannes Film Festival last week.

She told reporters: "I'm not happy about the way the Chinese are treating the Tibetans because I don't think anyone should be unkind to anyone else.

"I've been concerned about how we should deal with the Olympics, because they are not being nice to the Dalai Lama, who is a good friend of mine.

"And then all this earthquake and all this stuff happened, and I thought, is that karma - when you're not nice, that the bad things happen to you?"

Ng See-Yuen, founder of the UME Cineplex chain, reportedly vowed to ban any film showing the 50-year-old in all of his cinemas in Hong Kong and the mainland.

Stone's most recent movie is The Year of Getting to Know Us, and four other films starring her are due to be released over the next two years.

The Beijing Times also reported that Christian Dior adverts, featuring Stone, had been removed from boutiques in department stores.

Stone's comments were posted on YouTube, and sparked condemnation from Chinese bloggers.

One said: "I want her to say sorry. It's not for me. It's for the dead people."

The official death toll from the 7.9 magnitude quake that struck Sichuan province has reached more than 68,000.

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