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    Sharon Stone announces 2 new roles

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sharon Stone is taking on two very different roles: One in a Linda Lovelace biopic, and another online to welcome returning troops.

    The 53-year-old actress says she will play Lovelace's mother in "Lovelace." But before filming starts, the "Basic Instinct" star has another mission: She's taking her first steps into the world of social media with a Facebook page that welcomes returning military personnel home from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.

    Stone says her page will serve as a community bulletin board where people can not only thank the troops for their service, but offer them jobs, discounts, a helping hand and a warm welcome.

    "It's very important that people know that their country is behind them," Stone said in an interview. "With all of this negative chatter in the governmental races, we need to have our actual country say what they feel in loving, really vocal terms."

    Stone said that with 38,000 military personnel heading home in the coming weeks, she hopes her We Welcome Home Our Troops page will be a positive place where troops can find support.

    "I'd like to see like big stores like Kmart and Target offer 30 percent off for veterans," she said. She hopes businesses seeking workers might also post on the page, along with "lots of thoughtful, understanding messages" from everyday citizens.

    Stone said she is planning to hold contests for veterans to attend movie premieres and other Hollywood events, "and I'm hoping that other celebrities will do the same."

    Up next for the actress? She will be filming "The Mule," a thriller set on the U.S.-Mexico border, before taking on the Lovelace story.

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    AP Entertainment Writer Sandy Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/APSandy .

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    • Paul  •  San Pedro, Costa Rica  •  6 mths ago
      I think it would be a great idea for stores to offer "military days" for big discounts to military families. Just show your military id and get a discount on groceries,appliances,electronics,building materials,etc.
      • caseyg 6 mths ago
        some do
      • Don B 6 mths ago
        Sign me up...unless I have to obey inane orders like invading Iraq, when there was no WMD shown, and it was a silly personal game Shrub engaged in. That will continuue to cost this country dearly for decades to come, nationally, as well as internationally.
    • Bob  •  6 mths ago
      So, where was all this welcoming home business when the Vietnam vets returned??? Answer: THERE WASN'T ANY.
      • JakeC 6 mths ago
        And Sharon Stone was about ten years old at the time, so what's your point?
      • JakeC 6 mths ago
        (Which is not to say you're not correct; I'm just not sure where you're going with that. Me, I think it's a good sign that we can now tell the difference between being against a war and being against the soldiers assigned to fight it.)
    • Voice of Reason  •  6 mths ago
      Dont get confused, unless Lovelace's mother trained her in her trade....Sharon Stone is not playing Linda Lovelace, she is playing her mother!
    • Vaxtar  •  6 mths ago
      At least she looks better than Madonna.
    • Vet 60-64  •  Lake Havasu City, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Typecasting is OK now? She was a pin-cushion in high school and she SWALLERED!!!
      • LeRoi 6 mths ago
        I remember. Never could make her gag. I sure tried hard.
    • Orly  •  6 mths ago
      Hats off to you Sharon, loved you then, love you now and wish you good luck on both new projects. Somehow there is no one like you,,,,
    • dadduffy  •  6 mths ago
      Read the #$%$ story!!! She is playing the part of Lovelace's MOTHER!!Amazing how many mean people are out there. Nice what is doing for the troops.
      • js 6 mths ago
        yeh some of us have interfaced with her. she a raging a***ole.
      • Lightyear49er 6 mths ago
        Js, the jealous dimwit.
    • Stmarsaille  •  6 mths ago
      I don't know of very many 53 year old women that look nearly as good as her. In fact, I don't know of very many 33 year old women that look as good as her. Next time you are out at a mall try to do a count -- and just base it on weight alone. You will not find one in ten women under 40 who are not 20 lbs overweight. The men are just as bad or worse.
    • SantaFeJack  •  Santa Fe, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Does she look good for 53? She sure does. Does she look 33? No, but who does when they are 53? Acting skills? Depends on who you talk to. But she has done a lot for AMFAR and is now doing something for our vets. Good for her!
    • Don B  •  Ruston, United States  •  6 mths ago
      For those wondering "What happened to her looks?" A: She aged. Funny how that works, eh? "Hope this Helps."
    • TreyH  •  6 mths ago
      Who ever said we had to wait for the Govt., to do anything for our Vets. Great idea. Use the Web, and Facebook, bypass Washington red tape, and join this wonderful group.
    • Victo  •  Westland, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Sharon, how about a date?
    • Don B  •  Ruston, United States  •  6 mths ago
      "Well sure I'd..."
    • Outrun My Gun  •  6 mths ago
      I hope she does her own stunts in the Linda Lovelace movie!
    • T.A.M.I.A.  •  Denver, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Very noble of Sharon Stone to concern herself with veterans, who don't get near the attention they deserve, and certainly less than a media item like herself.
      What I'd really like to see is for her to take even 1% of the mountains of money she's paid and use it to establish some sort of beneficial entity for the veterans.
    • Mike  •  Wallingford, United States  •  6 mths ago
      This article is about welcoming home troops from war zones but Yahoo! puts the name Linda Lovelace in the first and last sentences to get clicks. Shameless.
    • JON  •  6 mths ago
      Lovely lady and extremely talented actress .Bravo to her and everyone else in the effort to support our Armed Forces Personnel AND the families .
    • Kagees  •  Burlington, Canada  •  6 mths ago
      We haven't seen her for a while. I guess she had to wait for her face to heal.
    • Jennifer  •  Corpus Christi, United States  •  6 mths ago
      She looks great. I think her heart is in the right place with the troops, good for her.
    • Rob  •  Greenville, United States  •  6 mths ago
      That's a nice idea- good for her.
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