Sharon Stone has been offered a free brain scan. Animal rights group PETA are determined to discover why Sharon "demonstrates a lack of empathy" towards animals by wearing fur, and so have written her a letter telling her they would be willing to pay for the scientific scan.

The letter reads: "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?

Sharon Stone has been dropped from Christian Dior's Chinese adverts.

The 'Basic Instinct' star - who suggested the devastating natural disaster in the Sichuan province on May 12 was "karma" for their government's treatment of Tibet - will no longer appear in the French fashion house's campaign in the Far East country even though she has now apologized.

Lindsay Lohan is set to be replaced by Hilary Swank as the face of Jill Stuart's fashion line.

Lindsay was unveiled as the company's new model last autumn, but Jill Stuart has now decided to go for an "older" star following Lindsay's troubled year which included her getting arrested, hospitalized and entering rehab.