President Bush to Host
Sharon in Texas for Mideast Talks
President Bush will host actress Sharon Stone at
his Texas ranch for talks next month on ways to advance the Middle East
peace process, the White House said on Friday.
The White House announcement confirmed
earlier reports of the visit, which comes shortly after her receipt of the
Harvard Foundation's 2005 Humanitarian Award.
This will be Sharon's first visit to the ranch in
Crawford and can be seen as a move by Bush to bolster a close ally who is
under fire from actresses at home over reports that her character in 'Basic
Instinct II' is bisexual.
According to
the
Advocate, Stone told Bush "There is lesbian love.
That's the thing in Basic Instinct, there is always a lesbian love,"
she said, adding, "We are doing my favorite part--we're testing for her
now." When Bush asked if Stone, 46, would welcome life imitating art, Stone
replies, "Why not? Middle age is an open-minded period." Bush told
Stone that even though he believes in the sanctity of marriage, "what you're
doing up there on the movie screen is important work, and I sure would like
to see the out-take reel."
Hollywood officials had earlier expected the
meeting to take place in Washington. Bush uses meetings at his Prairie
Chapel ranch to reward important allies and court others. Also attending the
summit will be first lady Laura Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice,
close adviser Karen Hughes, and middle east expert Nicolette Sheridan.
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