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Sharon Stone’s “karma” comment stokes Chinese anger.
China is slamming actress Sharon Stone with its own version of retribution after the actress suggested that the recent earthquake could have been bad “karma” for Beijing’s policies in Tibet.
The 50-year-old actress said last week that she was “not happy about the way the Chinese are treating the Tibetans.”
“And then this earthquake and all this stuff happened, and then I thought, is that karma? When you’re not nice that the bad things happen to you?,” Stone said.
Thousands of Chinese posted angry messages on Chinese Web sites on Wednesday and called for boycotts of movies staring Stone.
Maria Cordero, an actress in southern China, called Stone a “state enemy”, according to Chinese media.
“When this tragedy happened in China, it’s okay for her not to offer to help out, but it’s not okay to curse the Chinese,” Cordero added.
Ng See-Yuen, the founder of the UME Cineplex chain, said he would consider banning Stone’s movies in Hong Kong and mainland China.
Many Chinese were infuriated by criticism of a crackdown in March by Beijing on Tibetan protesters and rioters. Beijing says the Tibetans were organized to disrupt the Beijing Olympics. Many Tibetans say the protests were spontaneous and showed deep resentment of Chinese rule of the remote Himalayan region.
The earthquake that struck China’s southwestern Sichuan province on May 12 killed at least 67,000 people and was the worst disaster in the country since 1976.
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By Dalai Lying Lama
May 31, 2008 8:51 PM | Link to this
May 29 (Bloomberg) — LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, the world’s largest luxury-goods maker, urged its model Sharon Stone to clarify remarks suggesting a May 12 earthquake may have been “karma” for China’s policies on Tibet.
If there is a possibility of putting things in the right perspective, coming from the heart, I think that is the best thing to do,'' Group Managing Director Antonio Belloni said at a luxury-goods conference in Tokyo today. The comments from Stone, who appears in advertisements for LVMH's Christian Dior cosmetics and perfumes, wereunfortunate,” he added.
“If she doesn’t agree, I think we have to acknowledge she doesn’t agree and detach us from her,” Belloni said.
By Dalai Lying Lama
May 31, 2008 8:53 PM | Link to this
Sharon Stone’s comment about Katrina.
News Reporter: Did you hear know about the typhoon in New Orleans?
Stone: Of cause I have. You know, it’s very interesting about that since first, I’m not happy about the way USA treats the Iraqis because I think anyone should not be unkind to anyone else. And so I am being very concerned about the election of the next president of the US and A, because we had not being nice to Saddam Hussein, who is a good friend of mine. And Katrina typhoon ,and all the stuff happened, and I thought, is that Karma?
When you’re not nice that the bad things happen. And then I got a letter from the Iraqi Foundation that they want to go and be helpful. This made me cry. And they asked me if I will write a quote to that, and I said I would that it was a big lesson to me, that sometimes you have to learn to put your face down and be a dog to the person who aren’t nice to you. And that is a big lesson to me.