Some celebs are swarmed when they go out with their family while others are left alone. Sharon Stone has finally reached a point in her career where she can take her son to the park and have a relatively peaceful day. That must feel so good!!

Meanwhile Katie Holmes and Gwen Stefani are not so lucky. Check out the CROWD surrounding our two favorite ladies as they try to get through their day with babies in hand.

Despite the crowd, Katie carried Suri to Rockefeller Center to see the Christmas tree last night. I wouldn't do that as a NON-celebrity - imagine being Katie! Oh my goodness, what a moment of excitement that must have been for the tourists! The duo also made a quick stop for a cookie at Dean and Deluca. Yum!

Meanwhile over on the other side of the states, Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale and their two sons Kingston and Zuma were swamped by paparazzi as they prepared to depart from LAX.

It's exhausting to travel as it is. Now add 15 men and women all vying for the same thing - the money shot. 

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It's very theraputic to clean out your closet. Now imagine knowing that everything you are getting rid of will go to women who are survivors of abusive relationships. Sharon Stone was asked by Mariska Hargitay and Hilary Swank to fill a giant bag with donations. She was more than happy to contribute and found the process both "exciting and freeing".

"Coincidentally, I got a letter from (actresses) about a charity for abused women, and here was a gigantic, refrigerator-size bag, and could I fill it with clothing. "So I called them and said, ‘Can you send me 20 of these?’"

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It was all just one big misunderstanding.  Someone in the media got their hands on Sharon Stone's court papers from an order she filed to try to move him out to Los Angeles.  That order was denied, but the person who read the papers understood them to mean that she had lost custody.

"She wanted the court to modify the order so her child could go to school in Los Angeles. But the court felt that, for whatever reason, that she did not meet a burden to move him out of San Francisco during the school year.

She thought it was best at this young age that she had these two younger children to have her older son be with them and the court didn't want to modify the order. She loves her son and felt it would be better to have her child in Los Angeles."

PHEW, glad that's all cleared up. 

UsWeekly is reporting that Sharon Stone just lost physical custody of her 8 year old son Roan.  Sharon's ex husband will gain full custody, and the order is permanent.

According to documents detailing a September 12, 2008 custody hearing, her ex-husband Phil Bronstein "shall have permanent sole physical custody of child. Court finds that respondent [Sharon Stone] failed to meet her burden of proof and denies respondent's [Sharon Stone's] request for modification of custody."

The judge notes the order is permanent unless there is a change of circumstances.

I wonder what caused this.  After all, she still has custody of her other two little kids Quinn Kelly Stone and Laird.  Wow, I'm a little bit shocked.

Thanks to carbonangel!

Earthquake victims are suing Sharon Stone for ONE BILLION DOLLARS over her comments on karma and the country of China. They're claiming that she has caused them "emotional distress."

The "Basic Instinct" star was recently served with legal papers announcing attorney Ming Hai's intention to sue her for harming Chinese people when she suggested the catastrophic quake last May was "karma" for the regime's occupation of Tibet.

"For the families who have lost their loved ones or lost limbs or suffered severe injuries, your ... statement and act has caused extreme emotional distress," Ming wrote, citing the controversial comments Stone made at the Cannes Film Festival.

She's already apologized for what she said. Doesn't this seem like a bit much? Or should Sharon pay up?

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It's always shock value with PETA isn't it? I understand the group wants to get some press time to help their cause, but isn't there another way? The animal rights group People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) are offering Sharon Stone a free brain scan... in an effort to improve her compassion.

PETA President Ingrid Newkirk has written to the movie star, suggesting her refusal to stop wearing fur and recent ill-advised comments she made about the Chinese earthquake could be symptoms of an underdeveloped brain.

In her letter, Newkirk writes,

"Given that millions of people… were killed, injured, and left homeless by the recent earthquake in China, everyone was shocked to hear you dismiss the devastating effects of this disaster. However, your cavalier attitude did not come as a surprise to us. We are used to the indifference that you flaunt and the callous remarks that you make about the suffering and death of the animals whose fur you wear so often.

"Scientific studies suggest that the prefrontal regions of the brains of people who lack empathy might be underdeveloped. Here’s our offer: Would you allow PETA to pay for a scan of the prefrontal region of your brain to determine if comments and actions that seem to demonstrate a lack of empathy are the result of a physical defect?"

In case you forgot, Sharon suffered a brain hemorrhage in 2001 but has since fought her way back to health.

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I know a lot of you were really upset about what Sharon Stone had to say on the earthquake in China and how it was "karma". So you might be happy to hear that Sharon has issued an apology through Dior China and that they will be pulling all their ads that feature the controversial actress.

"In light of Sharon Stone’s inappropriate comments and their negative impact, Dior China has decided to withdraw [her ads] immediately and stop using Sharon Stone’s image in any advertising, marketing and commercial activities. Dior is one of the international brands that entered China early and has won consumers’ respect and loyalty. We absolutely won’t support any comments that hurt Chinese people’s feelings."

Sharon herself said,

"In the course of the interview I made inappropriate remarks and for any harm created towards the Chinese people I am extremely sad and apologize."

Hmmm, what caused these problems for Sharon...could it be a little word that starts with a K and ends in arma? :P I kid, I kid!

If you missed the original quote (which was WILD), click here.

Sharon Stone always keeps it interesting...you never know what's going to come out of her mouth! When she was at Cannes, a reporter asked her what she thought about the earthquake in China. Her response was that it was karma coming back around. Ummm....WHAT?!?

"Well you know it was very interesting because at first I thought I'm not happy with the way the Chinese are treating the Tibetans because I don't think anyone should be unkind to anyone else. And so I have very concerned about how to think and what to do about that because I don't like that."

She goes on to talk about her buddy the Dalai Lama,

And then I’ve been, you know, I've been concerned about, oh, who should we deal with the Olympics because they're not being nice to the Dalai Lama, who’s a good friend of mine. And then all this earthquake and all this stuff happened and I thought, 'Is that Karma, when you’re not nice and the bad things happen to you?'"

 

ONTD, Bauer Griffin 

Can it get anymore powerful on the red carpet? Madonna and Sharon Stone both have left quite the mark on their respected industries. So what a pleasure it is to see such beautiful women sharing the red carpet at The 2008 Cannes Film Festival. The ladies attended day 8's 'I Am Because' premiere.

PS - I just had to use the windy picture. They both look like they are having so much fun in it.  

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