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Exterior wide tilt down venue, Cipriani Restaurant in Lower Manhattan 2. Medium shot David Furnish and Elton John3. SOUNDBITE (English) Sir Elton John:\"We are in a bad time economically and...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eNew York, 16 November 2009\u003cbr/\u003e1. Exterior wide tilt down venue, Cipriani Restaurant in Lower Manhattan \u003cbr/\u003e2. Medium shot David Furnish and Elton John\u003cbr/\u003e3. SOUNDBITE (English) Sir Elton John:\u003cbr/\u003e\"We are in a bad time economically and everybody's vying for attention and AIDS -- we mustn't let AIDS get onto the back seat. It's very important that it stays in the forefront of our attention because it's a disease that's not going away. In fact it's really increasing in a lot of areas.\"\u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide shot, Sir Elton John on red carpet \u003cbr/\u003e5. Close up Sir Elton John\u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE (English)  Sir Elton John:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The worst thing about being in the hospital was that, actually it's the first time I've been in bed for about nine days in the whole of my life, except for maybe when I had my tonsils out. So, I was alright. I had a good rest; I didn't expect it. The worst thing was having to cancel shows. I hate that. But I'm back on my feet and I'm bouncing around now.\"\u003cbr/\u003e7. Medium shot photographers\u003cbr/\u003e8. Medium shot Sir Elton John on red carpet\u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE (English)  Sir Elton John (on rumour that David and Victoria Beckham were considering naming their new pet pigs after Sir John and partner David Furnish):\u003cbr/\u003e\"I don't mind. I've been called worse.\"\u003cbr/\u003e10. Medium push, Sharon Stone posing for photographers on red carpet \u003cbr/\u003e11. Close tilt up, Sharon Stone \u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE (English) Sharon Stone, Honouree:\u003cbr/\u003e\"He's a legendary performer and he is a spectacular person; a wonderful human being. He's, you know, not always easy because he's true and honest and he really is passionate and he really does care and there isn't any time that I wouldn't show up for him. He's the real thing.\"\u003cbr/\u003e13. Medium shot New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg being asked to pose with Sharon Stone on red carpet \u003cbr/\u003e14. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Bloomberg, New York City Mayor:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Absolutely. My girlfriend's not going to be happy about this.\"\u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE (English) Sharon Stone, Honouree:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Well, there's 33 million people with AIDS and one child who dies every other minute from AIDS and as long as one child is dying every other minute, my heart is really open for that and it hurts me. It hurts me deeply and it makes me feel like my job isn't done and it is a wound that I carry and it's an open wound. And every time I get up and talk about it, it really does affect me. It makes me feel bad. And I'll just start crying again. It makes me feel bad.\"\u003cbr/\u003e16. Tilt up Evelyn Lauder\u003cbr/\u003e17. SOUNDBITE (English) Evelyn Lauder, Honouree:\u003cbr/\u003e\"He's such a great friend and he's been so amazing to me that I could never say no to anything he asks me to do.\"\u003cbr/\u003e(Reporter question: \"He just told us that when he was in the hospital with this E.Coli infection that he was a good patient. Do you believe him?\")\u003cbr/\u003eEvelyn Lauder: \"I know he was a good patient. Because I called him. He's a good boy. He's a great guy.\"\u003cbr/\u003e19. Tilt up Susan Lucci\u003cbr/\u003e20. SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Lucci:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Nobody does more to fight AIDS than Elton and he does it in such a great way. Everybody has a great time. It's win-win.\"\u003cbr/\u003e21. Medium, Tony Bennett and wife, Susan Benedetto, on red carpet \u003cbr/\u003e22. SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Bennett: (on Sir Elton John):\u003cbr/\u003e\"I like everything about him -- I love his sense of humour. He's got a great sense of humour and he makes everything happen and he's a magnificent performer.\"\u003cbr/\u003e23. Tilt up Sir Elton John from his glitter shoes\u003cbr/\u003eSir Elton John appeared to be in good health Monday night (16NOV09) following a recent bout of E. Coli that saw him hospitalised and forced him to cancel shows.\u003cbr/\u003eThe singer, who was New York for his annual AIDS Foundation benefit, said he didn't enjoy the hospital experience, but admitted that cancelling his shows was the hardest thing about being ill.\u003cbr/\u003e\"The worst thing about being in the hospital was that, actually it's the first time I've been in bed for about nine days in the whole of my life, except for maybe when I had my tonsils out. So, I was alright. I had a good rest; I didn't expect it. The worst thing was having to cancel shows. I hate that. But I'm back on my feet and I'm bouncing around now.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSir Elton seemed in good spirits on the night and even cracked a joke when asked how he felt about the rumours that David and Victoria Beckham had considered naming their new pet micro-pigs after him and partner, David Furnish.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I don't mind. I've been called worse,\" he said, laughing.\u003cbr/\u003eThe event, entitled 'An Enduring Vision,' honoured Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Evelyn and Leonard Lauder, Lily Safra and Sharon Stone.\u003cbr/\u003eStone, dressed head to toe in black by John Galliano, called her friend a \"a legendary performer and... spectacular person... a wonderful human being\" and then added, \"he's, you know, not always easy because he's true and honest and he really is passionate and he really does care and I there isn't any time that I wouldn't show up for him. He's the real thing.\"\u003cbr/\u003eNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg arrived and stopped to speak to Stone on the red carpet. \u003cbr/\u003eWhen photographers asked him to pose with her, he agreed but then said, \"my girlfriend's not going to be happy about this.\" \u003cbr/\u003eThe Elton John AIDS Foundation in part aims to fund innovative HIV prevention programmes and to eliminate stigma and discrimination associated with HIV/AIDS. \u003cbr/\u003eSir Elton says the current economic crisis makes his work harder, but stressed that the need to continue to combat AIDS is great: \u003cbr/\u003e\"We are in a bad time economically and everybody's vying for attention and AIDS -- we mustn't let AIDS get onto the back seat. It's very important that it stays in the forefront of our attention because it's a disease that's not going away. 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