Sharon Stone, an actress that is probably best known to a new generation of filmgoers for her work in Catwoman, is suing a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon for claiming that he performed a facelift on her. After some unintentionally hilarious passages that explain our culture's obsession with physical appearance and lamenting how talent alone is no guarantee of success in Hollywood, the suit then reminds the world that Stone's beauty is of the rare, natural kind:

10. SHARON STONE prides herself not only on her acting ability and other talents, but also on her natural physical appearance. Moreover, SHARON STONE has a reputation for her natural beauty and glamour, as do many other successful film actresses. While she certainly respects others' choice to do so, SHARON STONE has never undergone a facelift in order to improve her physical appearance.

At least Stone officially isn't looking down her nose at her peers who seek shortcuts to the kind of beauty God bestowed on her. She wouldn't want to be called a hypocrite if her Basic Instinct 2 producers decide that Stone needs one of those unnatural, less-than-glamorous vagina-lifts before filming begins.

• Stone Sues Over Supposed Facelift [The Smoking Gun]

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