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French fashion house Christian Dior said it has dropped Sharon Stone from its Chinese ads and released a statement from the actress apologizing for saying China’s earthquake may have been bad karma for its treatment of Tibet.

The 50-year-old actress said she was “deeply sorry” for causing anguish and anger among Chinese people with her remarks in an interview last week. Stone models for Christian Dior SA, and the company’s Shanghai office issued the statement.

Stone’s comments caused considerable anger in the Chinese media. The official Xinhua News Agency said in a commentary Thursday she was the “public enemy of all mankind.”

The public relations manager for Dior in Shanghai who gave only her surname, Guo, said Stone would no longer appear in the company’s advertisements in China.

“Due to my inappropriate words and acts during the interview, I feel deeply sorry and sad about hurting Chinese people,” Stone said in the statement. “I am willing to take part in the relief work of China’s earthquake, and wholly devote myself to helping affected Chinese people.”

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The Bollywood actress’ first time at Cannes was to promote the lavish love story “Devdas” in 2002. The “Bride & Prejudice” star attended last year’s French Riviera festival soon after her wedding to fellow film star Abhishek Bachchan.

“Last time, I got married just a month before so it was very special to be back here,” she told Associated Press Television News at Cannes on Wednesday. “It was literally like a reception welcome.”

About a year into married life, the former Miss World says she recommends it.

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Sarah Jessica Parker says she’s not a slave to fashion like her “Sex and the City” character Carrie Bradshaw.

“I am a mother, wife and working woman in the first place, clothes do not play such a big role in my life than they do in Carrie’s,” the 43-year-old actress told The Associated Press after the Berlin premiere of her upcoming film based on the popular HBO series.

“And there is no favorite designer or accessory as there is Manolo Blahnik for Carrie — there are so many talented and exciting designers, I could not possibly choose one favorite,” Parker said Friday, sporting a white petticoat with a black girdle and black stiletto heels.

The Berlin premiere came as part of a whirlwind courtship of Europe where the TV series, which ran from 1998 to 2004, still has an enthusiastic fan base.

Joining Parker on the red carpet were co-stars Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis.

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