Sharon Stone helps raise $1.1 million for charity in Milan after brief trip to hospital - Washington Post

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 my a-- 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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