Sharon Stone said it best.

Stone paid tribute to the legendary Dame Elizabeth Taylor Saturday night at Macy’s Passport  Glamorama 2011  at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown L.A.  -- both on the red carpet and on stage -- by remarking how “odd” it was that she wasn’t there.

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The 29th annual event  -- a star-studded affair to raise money for AIDS charities  -- kicked off with Stone paying homage to the late Taylor, who worked with Macys for a quarter of a century in the fight against the disease. (Taylor passed away in March of this year).

“I’m very honored to be here tonight.. I feel privileged because I knew Elizabeth Taylor,”  Stone said.