Actress Stone says she misspoke on China

(CNN) - Actress Sharon Stone said in a statement Saturday saying she "could not be more regretful" of her comments earlier this month regarding the earthquake in China, in which she suggested the quake was an act of "karma."

"Yes, I misspoke," said the statement, released by Stone's publicist and entitled, "In my own words by Sharon Stone."

"I could not be more regretful of that mistake. It was unintentional. I apologize. Those words were never meant to be hurtful to anyone," Stone said. "They were an accident of my distraction and a product of news sensationalism."