New
Delhi
(ANI):
Sharon
Stone's
'bad
karma'
comment
has
sparked
uproar
amongst
netizens,
who
have
condemned
the
actress
and
believe
that
her
apology
on
the
issue
is
not
genuine.
The
50-year-old
actress
had
made
the
controversial
comment
on
the
red
carpet
at
Cannes
Film
Festival,
where
she
had
linked
the
Chinese
earthquake
with
the
country's
policy
towards
Tibet.
And
now,
cosmetic
giant
'Christian
Dior'
has
released
an
apology
statement
from
the
actress,
at
the
same
time
as
announcing
her
dismissal
from
its
campaign
in
the
country.
The
'Basic
Instinct'
star's
comments
have
annoyed
the
Chinese
netizens,
who
said
that
her
apology
was
insincere.
They
"will
reject
it
and
not
forgive
(her)," China
Daily
quoted
them,
as
saying.
Even
before
she
made
her
statement
of
her
"wrong
speech
and
behaviour",
Chinese
online
called
her
ignorant
of
the
Tibet
issue
and
that
she
had
an
uncaring
attitude
towards
Chinese
people's
sorrows,
implying
her
disrespect
of
life.
In
fact,
the
Chinese
uproar
against
her
ruthless
comments
has
made
them
call
for
banning
Stone's
movies
from
being
shown
in
all
Chinese
cinemas.
This,
added
on
with
comments
from
online
readers
from
many
foreign
countries
ridiculing
her
"karma"
comments,
has
made
the
situation
even
worse
for
the
Hollywood
actress.
"As
an
American,
it
makes
me
embarrassed
that
Sharon
Stone
would
be
so
ignorant.
She
does
not
represent
the
feelings
of
most
of
us,
nor
should
she
be
given
any
press.
She
is
just
another
useless
Hollywood
elitist
opening
her
mouth
rather
than
her
heart,
and
that
is
far
too
often
the
case,"
wrote
a
reader
called
Kevin,
on
the
chinadaily.com.cn
forum.
"I
hope
our
Chinese
friends
will
know
that
we
Americans
are
grieving
for
those
killed
and
affected
by
this
terrible
earthquake,
and
that
we
wish
to
help
in
any
way
we
can.
I
don't
know
of
anyone
who
agrees
with
Ms.
Stone's
comments,"
wrote
another
American
reader.
A
huge
majority
of
Chinese
English
readers
worldwide
have
also
commented
that
Stone's
comments
at
Cannes
were
certainly
insulting.
In
fact,
The
Shanghai
International
Film
Festival
has
also
decided
to
permanently
ban
Stone
and
her
films.