Sharon Stone cajoles Romans

US actress Sharon Stone was in her element late Friday as she coaxed some 300,000 euros out of guests at a charity auction for AIDS research in Rome.

“Don’t flirt with me and not mean it,” she scolded one bidder at the gala auction for the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AMFAR).

“Romans, countrymen, lend me your wallets,” she cajoled. AFP