Cannes Thursday: Madonna, Sharon Stone, Michelle Williams, Natalie Portman, Star Jones And More (PHOTOS)

The big event in Cannes Thursday, after Wednesday's "Che" premiere, was the annual amfAR benefit hosted by Sharon Stone and Madonna, complete with an auction. Guests included models, movie stars and an arms dealer.

Also stepping out on the red carpet at a premiere was Michelle Williams, at her first red carpet appearance since the death of ex-fiance Heath Ledger, the father of her daughter Matilda. She reportedly decided to attend the premiere of "Wendy and Lucy" at the last minute, and Wednesday night hopped on a plane and then dazzled in Chanel. Fellow WB alum (from "Felicity") Scott Speedman was also in Cannes for a film, "Adoration." UPDATE: Friday Williams attended the photo call for her Charlie Kaufman directed film "Synecdoche, New York."

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Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams at the "Wendy and Lucy" premiere:

Madonna:

Cannes juror Natalie Portman:

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Sharon Stone:

Model, actress and new-ish mom Milla Jovovich.

Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson:

Scott Speedman at the "Adoration" premiere

Back at amfAR
Model Petra Nemcova:

Adnan Kashoggi and his wife Lamia

Harvey Weinstein and wife Georgina:

Star Jones:

Juliette Lewis:

Christian Slater and Tamara Mellon:

Donatella Versace:

Madonna and Sharon Stone at the auction block:

Comments

[tjwdraws]

Many of the Hall of Shame represented there, i.e., idiots who cling to the hideous and barbaric act of wearing and promoting fur. I cannot stand those fur pushing fools (Madonna, Jones, Stone, Versace, etc...) “Fur Is Worn by Beautiful Animals and Ugly People”

[MM5]

Do these women have no friends...Star Jones, Juliette Lewis, Donatella Versace and whatever that is on Kashoggi's arm...or a mirror?

[egghumor]

As far as I'm concerned, most of these women (sans Mrs. Weinstein and Mr. Slater's date) look like the most frightening array of tired drag queens! To think they spent thousands of dollars on themselves, only to emerge looking like this! YIKES!

[TrueThis]

Star Jones looks a mess-- She might have loss weight due to that surgery but it made her look like a dried up prune.

[DrDemon]

LOL

[chrisfromky]

Umm and why is Star Jones there? Last I checked she has no real talent. Shes scary looking and really needs to go away. I do love it when Huffington Post has blogs here by her and I say something like "who cares what star jones thinks and why don't you go away" and they block it, like they have to sheild the poor thing from the realitys of no one liking her.

[BeSpoke]

SOMEONE PHONE THE POLICE! MADONNA HAS BEEN STEALING OUT OF NANCY REAGAN'S CLOSET.

[DrDemon]

Wow... If you had seen what she wore just prior, you probably would not have said that! :-)

[theidaexpress]

Michelle Williams looked like an old hunchback woman compared to Natalie Portman--what a difference of two women who are the same age???Who were those two from the Adams Family? Scary!!!
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[LiberalBuzz]

ahhh the Beautiful People. So how come none were there?

Okay most of the women looked great but DAMN, Donatella...what the hell happened?

And Adnan....I see you finally hooked up with Cruella De Ville or Herman Munster in drag....not sure which..

Natalie, you're losing your shoes? Wrong fit maybe?

Oh well I'll leave the rest up to Mr. Blackwell.

[designer]

Donatella may not be a great beauty, but the dress is.

[commonsenselives]

Thats what I thought! That dress is gorgeous and her face mucks it up.

[preemptivelove]

sharon stone is gorgeous!

donatella versace is not. whoa.

[MrBluebird]

Sharon Stone is gorgeous and so is Madonna. Good wine gets better with age!

[jgalvan]

Star Jones, what is she doing there? She looks like a fly caught in milk.

[HeresHoping]

Miss Portman's shoes don't fit.