Sharon Stone Says She Lost 'Half My Money to This Banking Thing,' Tears Up During Speech
etonline.comSharon Stone received the Courage Award on Thursday night during the Women’s Cancer Research Fund’s (WCRF) An Unforgettable Evening fundraiser and offered some remarks that left her in tears. «I brought a couple of notes tonight,» said Stone. «I usually just speak off the cuff because, as you well know, I don’t give a s**t.»The 65-year-old actress stood behind the podium inside the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire ballroom and spoke to a crowd that included Rebel Wilson, Nia Vardalos, Rachel Zoe, Lisa Rinna, Harry Hamlin, Julianne Hough, Chord Overstreet, Maria Bello, Dominique Crenn, Lori Loughlin, Olivia Jade Giannulli, Paul Wesley, NJ Falk, and Kathy and Rick Hilton.
Stone was presented with the trophy by gala chair Jamie Tisch who said, «What makes you a shining star, to me, is not just your talent, your beauty, and your grace but your resilience no matter what life throws your way.
Thank you for rising up, time and time again, and inspiring all of us by your radiant example.»Stone took the time to encourage attendees to donate more money to benefit WCRF, paid respects to Hero Award recipients Dr.
Stacie J. Stephenson and Richard J Stephenson and put a spotlight on breast cancer survivors by asking them to stand up and be recognized by the crowd. «Those mammograms are not fun,» she said. «And for someone like me who was told that I had breast cancer because I had a tumor that was larger than my breast and they were sure that I couldn’t possibly have a tumor without it being cancer, it wasn’t.
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