An emotional Sharon Stone told a talk at Saudi Arabia ’s Red Sea Film Festival on Friday that her decision to take get behind AIDS research fundraising organisation amfAR in the mid-1990s had been a career-destroying move at the time, but one she never regretted. The actress, artist and activist explained she had been incredulous when the organisation first approached her in 1995 to stand in for then-chairwoman Elizabeth Taylor at its famous annual fundraising event in Cannes Film Festival. “I had pretty big shoes to fill with Elizabeth Talyor at amfAR… When I was approached in Cannes, I was like, ‘Can I take Elizabeth’s place?’” Stone discussed the proposition with her then-publicist Cindy Berger. RELATED: Red Sea Film Festival News, Red Carpet & Deadline Studio Video: Full Coverage “She said, ‘If you do this, it will destroy your career”. At the time you weren’t allowed to talk about AIDS. She got hives on her neck. I said, ‘I know, but I am going to … [Read more...] about Sharon Stone Tears Up As She Recounts Backlash Against Her Support Of AIDS Charity amfAR — Red Sea Festival