Sharon Stone helped raise more than $1.1 million (€846,000)
for AIDS research at a charity auction, hours after a brief trip to a
hospital during Milan Fashion Week.
The 54-year-old
Stone experienced migraine-related symptoms after the Fendi runway show
Saturday night, was examined as a precaution and was given a clean bill
of health, the amfAR Foundation for AIDS Research said in a statement
Sunday.
The foundation denied earlier reports that she had
fainted. At the charity auction Saturday night, Stone was in fine form,
cracking jokes as she enticed higher bids. "Wild horses couldn't keep
her away," the foundation said.
Designer Roberto Cavalli
paid €35,000 ($45,500) for a new interpretation of the 1972 Bocca sofa
shaped like lips after Stone reclined on the piece, demonstrating its
comfort. "You can kiss me anytime," she joked with Cavalli, who was
sitting at Stone's table.
A 2004 Damien Hirst etching of nine
colored dots called "Quene 1-AM" netted €110,000 ($143,000) while a
Robert Rauschenberg print "Site" earned €40,000 ($52,000).
The foundation said most of the money it raises is used for research toward finding a cure for AIDS.
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