Sharon Stone is definitely feeling the backlash of her comments. And hard. And where it hurts her most.
Not her heart, but her bank account!
Upscale retailer Christian Dior has just pulled all of their advertisements featuring stone from China due to her remarks about the earthquake happening because of bad karma.
Stone had a modeling contract with Dior’s cosmetics section, which was being displayed in China.
In a recent statement, Christian Dior China stated, “In light of the negative reaction that Sharon Stone’s inappropriate remarks have triggered, Dior China has decided to immediately cancel and stop any advertisements, marketing campaigns and commercial activities associated with Sharon Stone. We don’t agree with her hasty, unreflecting remarks and we deeply regret them. We just want our customers and fans to realize that her personal comments are not related to the company and of course we don’t support any type of commentary that will hurt the feelings of our customers.”
Major damage control!
It continues, “Dior was one of the first international brands to enter China and has won the affection and respect of the consuming public. We absolutely do not support any remark that hurts the Chinese people’s feelings. We express our sorrow over the compatriots who lost their lives in the earthquake in Wenchuan, Sichuan, and we extend our sympathy and condolences to the people in the disaster area.”
Stone has continued her apology campaign as well, being quoted by the Beijing News as saying, “In the course of the interview I made inappropriate remarks and for any harm created towards the Chinese people I am extremely sad and apologize.”
A spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry, Qin Gang, said in a news conference, “We hope that as an American actress she can contribute to our two people’s trust, understanding and friendship.”
Maybe Stone should hire a bodyguard while she’s helping out in China.
Just a thought.
[Image via Zibi/WENN.]
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