French luxury goods giant Christian Dior has dropped Hollywood actress Sharon Stone from its Chinese advertisements after she angered Beijing by suggesting that the recent killer quake was the result of bad "karma" over China's clampdown on Tibetans.
The controversial remarks made by the 50-year-old actress at the Cannes Film Festival last week caused considerable anguish and anger in China, one of the major markets for the company.
"I'm not happy about the way the Chinese are treating the Tibetans because I don't think anyone should be unkind to anyone else," Stone said, according to footage available on YouTube.
"And then all this earthquake and all this stuff happened, and I thought, is that karma -- when you're not nice that the bad things happen to you?" Dior removed Stone's image from its outlets at departmental stores in Beijing, according to reports in the state media.
"We don't agree with her hasty, unreflecting remarks and we deeply regret them," Dior said in a Chinese-language statement Thursday.
"Dior was one of the first international brands to enter China and has won the affection and respect of the consuming public. We absolutely do not support any remark that hurts the Chinese people's feelings.
"We express our sorrow over the compatriots who lost their lives in the earthquake in Wenchuan, Sichuan, and we extend our sympathy and condolences to the people in the disaster area," Dior said.
Stone has also apologised for her comments and said she would like to take part in the relief work of the devastating earthquake, which has killed nearly 70,000 people.
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