Stoned!
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We're all up for a good laugh, but this one is just a bit too ridiculous.
Sharon Stone was just recently served with legal papers demanding $1 billion!
The suit comes from more than 1,000 Chinese earthquake victims and a New York attorney.
The documents announce attorney Ming Hai's intention to sue Stone for "harming Chinese people when she suggested the catastrophic quake last May was "karma" for the regime's occupation of Tibet."
WTF?!?
Ok, Hai is just a bit out of it. We understand no-named attorneys trying to get publicity by suing a celebrity, but this is just stoopid.
Hai wrote, "For the families who have lost their loved ones or lost limbs or suffered severe injuries, your … statement and act has caused extreme emotional distress."
Yea, and what's going to happen with the money? Is Hai going to go to China and distribute it all?
Puh-lease.
Stone's apologized several times already. Who can blame her? She's just an idiot.
Her original remarks were "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. 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?"
Time to get over it. She mispoke. She's apologized several times. She's been banned from China's International Film Festival in Shanghai, she was dropped from Dior's ads.
And now you want her to pay up?
What do U think?
Publicity stunt from the attorney, or should Sharon really be forced to pay?
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i think it's funny that they think she even HAS a billion dollars. that makes them look just as dumb as her.
pay up bitch!
sharon stone is diva!!! FREE TIBET
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WTF?? CUPLE MILLIONS WOULD DO IT, MEAN, IT'S NOT AS IF SHE SHOT THE CHINESES IN THE HEAD, SHE JUSTS SAID SOME CRAPPY DEAL THAT WAS IN HER MIND.
what? no post about Mmiley yet? It must be a record!
FIRST! Sharon Stone is fantastic.
Perez my love,
you have been spelling "stupid" wrong, I thought someone would have told you by now!
the furry little animals are working w/ an attorney too. hate this evil fur coat ho.
she did NOT mis-speak and i abso-fucking-loutely agree with what she said. it WAS karma, anyone who knows an ounce of what china has done to tibet KNOWS it was karma.
FREEDOM OF SPEECH. Her statement did not amount to defamation or any other tort action and therefore there is no cause of action. A statement merely causing severe emotional distress is not enough to be sued over.
she didn't "misspeak"… and she shouldn't have to apologize. its called freedom of speech and its ridiculous that you have to apologize for your opinions nowadays…..
Are you serious with this shit?? I mean c'mon? People can be sued for ridiculous statements? The lawsuits would never end!!!
She shouldn't have to pay a dime for what she says. In the good ol US of A, you can say whatever the hell you want to say. You won't have to pay any money for it, you'll just be deemed a moron.
Does Braniac Stone have any deep insights to explain the Los Angeles earthquake that happened on Tuesday? Who or what is to blame for that one?
Her comment was tacky and classless…but not worth a billion…
we americans have a little privilege called Freedom of Speech ……. she is allowed you say what she wants. And corporations are allowed to drop her. But she can't get sued for it.
LET HER BE!!! Everyone f*cks up and puts their foot in their mouth at some point!!! No one is a saint!!! F*cking idiots!!!
What the f-uck Perez? Do you have some kinda vendetta against China? Cuba is way more fucked up than China, get over your damn complex and start reporting mindless gossip instead of trying to imitate journalists.
Thats ridiculous. Of course she shouldn't have to pay!
nice try
Publicity Stunt!!!! those 1000 chinese people probably don't even know who Sharon Stone is!! Seriously, who cares!
thats a waste of time and money
She shouldn't have to pay shit. These people are just trying to get easy money and publicity. I guess they are becoming more like Americans. And last time I checked, Sharon Stone hasn't had a good movie since I was born 28 years ago or so, so I highly doubt she has one billion dollars. Perhaps they got the idea after watching Austin Powers??
Let it go already!! She messed up and she apologized!! Move one!!
Dose she even have a BILLION dollers?
i agree thats just ridiculous. im sure TONS of people say shit like that but she got recorded so now she owes 1 billion dollars? please
She didn't say anything wrong in the first place! I'm sure many more than her said this exact same thing. I mean, come on, they tried to take out our kids and pets, yeah I believe in kharma…………so sue me! Buncha ass wipes!
I agree with what she said in the first place!!
I can't believe the Chinese made this move…I'm embarrassed for them!! LOL
meg, you fucktard, he spells stupid wrong on purpose. which officially makes you stoopid.
oh, nd leave sharon stone the fuck alone. hell. she's probably right. free tibet!
United States First Amendment = FREEDOM OF SPEECH!!!!
seriously? hahahahah idiots. if americans sued every time some asshat from another country said rude remarks about the american people then we would own the world.
i fuckin hate chinks
how gay is that? she didn't cause the quake! she just simply said.. look what goes around comes around. get over it!
China is fuckin retarded. I'm part chinese, and I hate China. Retarded midget communist money grubbers.
What do I think? I think you are a fat huge Homoass.
As a law student, I'm not afraid to say it's frightening how litigious our society has become. Any self-respecting half-intelligent judge would throw this case out immediately. Most suits that are based on emotional distress alone usually don't pan out. It usually only works if there was physical abuse + the emotional distress.
What's next, suing people for hurting your feelings? Pathetic.
Get over it China!!!!….and it probably was karam…u treat ur women like shit….u killed thousands of tibets…..the truth hurts
Oh come on, how did she harm them? It's called freedom of speech, she can say whatever the f*ck she wants… but shes celebrity and now they want money.. thats just plain stupid. No person in their right mind would grant them this.
FREEDOM OF SPEECH…
MAYBE SOMEDAY THE CHINESE WILL KNOW WHAT THAT IS, AND HOW GOOD IT FEELS TO HAVE IT
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15th~! yay! maybe? no? lol
anyway, that shit is just fucking ridiculous… what moronic shit will people think of next?
this is so fucking stupid, you can sue someone for just talking now? what about free speech?
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With such censorship in China, have the victims even seen her comments? Can they watch American television? Probably not, unless the government eventually distributed the info. $1 billion?? This must be a joke.
SHE DIDN'T EVEN SAY IT WAS KARMA! She said she asked herself if it was karma. And I completely agree with her on the Tibet issue. Hai is RIDICULOUS for thinking she should pay 1 Billion dollars for having a thought. See, Hai, in our country… we have this little thing called freedom of speech.
People will sue for anything these days. I dont think she owes them anything. People talk shit on me all the time and I dont get to go around sueing them all.
I feel aweful that people were injured or killed in the Chinese earthquake however the world needs to take note . . . the Chinese have us by the balls and they are pulling and pulling. At this point the Chinese have the power to bankrupt the U.S.A.
If Stone didn't have her tail between her legs because of all of the political correctness in this country, she would go after this attorney for filing a frivolous lawsuit and demand that he pay her legal fees associated with the case. This case will be summarily dismissed but that should still be worth a few grand to her. Why not make the lawyer pay so he realizes the error of his ways?
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as wonderfully "amazing" as sharon stone is….I highly doubt she has special powers to control earthquakes….this would be a friviolous lawsuit….throw it OUT!!
GW BUSH causes me emotional distress everytime he speaks in public… can I sue?
…Besides, it's not like all "those people" even understood what she said. There are plenty of Chinese in US that don't speak a word of English…. I'm sure there are even less in China itself….
Thats is completely ridiculous!
why is it that if you are famous you give up your right to freedom of speech? sharon stone is entitled to say whatever the fuck she feels like… you can't sue somebody cause they hurt your feelings with their opinion. this lawsuit is retarded.
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That is the most ridiculous lawsuit ever. She can say whatever the hell she wants to say. Too fucking bad if it hurt their feelings. Get over it. Lots of people have said shitty things about her and I don't see her suing all of them, like Perez calling her and idiot above. Lately Perez, you've been an idiot! So take me to court. Just fucking stupid.
i guess it just goes to show how lucky we americans are for having the liberty of freedom of speech. obviously, in china, they view opinions as cause for a billion dollar law suit??? come on…
Re: tam – Haha I agree. It's a good laugh.
Hai should be disbarred. That is what you call a frivolous suit. But that isn't going to happen. He should personally pay all court and legal costs.
Well at the time who had time to see tv and see what actresses were talking about??? They probably didn't even hear about it over where the earthquake happened. Like you say get over her remarks. Freedom of speech!!!!
How can you "SUE" someone for what they say? I still don't understand why Michael Richards was sued by those blacks for his "N" word comment. So does that mean the next time someone calls me an asshole they owe me money? How does this work?
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she doesn't have to pay, that's stupid…
Why not ask for ONE GAZILLION DOLLARS?!? Ridiculous.
Perez, I really hope your spelling 'stupid' wrong on purpose…
the intent is to bring attention ti idiotic statements. Perhaps someone should be pointing out what an idiot Pez is. He has said some ridiculously stupid things as well. When will justice go after him?
If any of you assholes insult me I'm sueing!!!