Source: CCTV.com

06-05-2008 09:54

The organizing committee for the annual Shanghai International Film Festival says American actress Sharon Stone will not be invited to this year's event.

The committee has not yet issued an official statement regarding any permanent ban on Stone, following her negative comments about the Wenchuan earthquake. The 50-year-old actress attended last year's festival as an ambassador for French cosmetic giant Christian Dior. The luxury-goods company has already dropped her as the face of Dior in Asia.

The UME Cineplex Chain has decided to ban films featuring Stone from any UME cinema in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland. Though the actress has apologized for her comments through her agency, many people in China say they will never forgive her.

On website qq.com, a survey of about 250,000 people found that 69 percent said they didn't accept her apology.

 

Editor:Liu Fang