During amfAR’s Cinema Against AIDS event in Cannes on Thursday night, Sharon Stone paid an emotional tribute to late amfAR activist and beloved actress, Natasha Richardson, who unexpectedly died in March.
“This year we lost an angel from our amfAR family,” said Stone. “It was one of those random events that leaves you in a state of shock and profound grief. People say, ‘Oh, she can’t really have been that great or graceful.’ She was. ‘That funny, charming, sweet and elegant.’ She was. She left behind her husband and two stunningly beautiful children and an unfinished mission to help us find a cure AIDS.”
After viewing a short film documenting Richardson’s steadfast campaigning for the charity, Stone read a note from Richardson’s husband, Liam Neeson, urging continuation of amfAR’s great work.
Completing the tribute, Stone also pledged $50,000 of her own money to honor Richardson while Annie Lennox sang Talking To An Angel in honor of Natasha.
She continues to be missed!
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