Speaking to reporters at the premiere, Berry defended her previous superhero role in the flop movie Catwoman.
She said making the film was a “wonderful experience” and “one of the highlights” of her career.
“I pushed myself and grew as an artist in ways that will never be realised by anyone but me,” she said.
X-Men: The Last Stand opens in theatres around the world this week.
In other news from Cannes:
• Oliver Stone has denied claims by Venezuela’s President, Hugo Chavez, that he was to direct a film based on the 2002 coup which removed the president from power for less than two days.
• Twentieth Century Fox, which released The Passion of the Christ, has acquired the rights to independent film Color of the Cross, which looks at the last 48 hours of Jesus’s life.
• Bruce Willis was joined by Nick Nolte and Avril Lavigne to promote animated film Over The Hedge.
Nolte appeared to be falling asleep at the press conference until he produced a harmonica and started to play.
Actress Halle Berry drew large crowds in Cannes when she attended the premiere of her new X-Men film.
X-Men III, subtitled The Last Stand, will be the finale of the series, said Director Brett Ratner.
“That doesn’t mean there won’t be a spin-off,” he said, suggesting future films would focus on solitary characters from the X-Men comic books.
The latest film is showing out of competition at Cannes and opens around the world this week.
Featuring a large ensemble cast, the X-Men series follows the story of a group of mutants with extraordinary powers.
In the lastest installment humans, who consider the mutants to be diseased, develop a “cure”, causing a rift in the mutant community
After the Oscar-winning star made the comment during the chatshow recording, host Leno said: “I’m glad you said it.”
As the interview continued Berry said: “Oh God, have I just ruined my career?”
The word “Jewish” was removed from the soundtrack when the programme was broadcast.
The 41-year-old actress told the New York Post she had been looking at distorted pictures of herself backstage with several Jewish members of her staff.
We were going through pictures to see which ones looked silly, and one of my Jewish friends said ‘That could be your Jewish cousin’.
“And I guess it was fresh in my mind, and it just came out of my mouth. But I didn’t mean to offend anybody. I didn’t. I didn’t mean any harm,” she said.
The star, who is currently expecting a baby with her boyfriend, Gabriel Aubry, added: “It was just a light-hearted segment that was meant to make fun of myself.
“There was a picture where I said I looked like Monica Lewinsky and one where I said I looked like Jay. It was just supposed to be a silly segment. I am so sorry, and I apologise.”
Things We Lost in The Fire explores grief, drug abuse and true love.
It contains some very moving scenes, but Berry insisted reducing the audience to tears was not what she was hoping for.
“I don’t think when you’re making a movie you go for ‘right, let’s hope they cry’,” she said.
“I think you go for, ‘Let’s be honest and truthful and let’s bring these characters to life in a way that is organic and real and honest.’
“I think those are the things we thought about.”
Berry wanted the part right from the start. Originally, her role had been written with a white American family in mind, but she covinced Danish director Susanne Bier over coffee that she should have the part.
As Oscars season starts to descend on Hollywood, one actress will not be spending too much time thinking about the ceremony.
Halle Berry, who became the first African-American to win the best actress Oscar in 2002, did not feature in the shortlist this year after a superb performance in her latest film, Things We Lost in The Fire.
She stars opposite fellow Oscar-winner Benicio Del Toro as troubled widow Audrey Burke.
But, speaking before the nominations were announced, the 41-year-old insisted the awards were not on her mind.
“I only think about it when someone asks me about it,” she said.
“I’m just hoping that people will go and see the movie and walk away with something on their mind. Walk away talking about the themes of the movie, hopefully it will move them,” she added.
Malibu residents often complain about the behaviour of photographers, citing high-speed car chases and photographers lurking outside schools, according to acting Mayor Pamela Conley Ulich.
Earlier this week, actress Halle Berry accused a photographer of trespassing on her property to get shots of her with her four-month-old daughter.
In June, a group of surfers in Malibu fought with photographers who were trying to take shots of Matthew McConaughey on the waves.
Also this month, police arrested two photographers who were lingering near Britney Spears’ home.
“As it stands today, the sheriff’s department is confident and comfortable that the laws that exist provide enough to ensure the safety and security of residents,” said a spokesman for Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca.
The paparazzi are facing a possible crackdown in parts of Los Angeles.
Local officials from popular celebrity areas like Beverly Hills, Hollywood, and Malibu are meeting later to discuss ways of controlling photographers.
They are concerned that the paparazzi have grown more aggressive and confrontational in recent years.
“This is a response to their lack of responsible behaviour,” said Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis Zine, who has organised the meeting.
Mr Zine proposed a “personal safety zone” around celebrities earlier this year that police officials said would be virtually unenforceable.
He has also suggested legitimising the paparazzi – who are, by definition, freelancers – by giving them credentials and clear rules.
Gray’s infamous case was not only the talk of his tiny village, but the toast of the hacker fraternity.
In a vote posted on his website, 56% of respondents believed his actions were carried out in the name of a good cause.
Gray, who broke into the websites aged 18, wrote that it was “the weak, dangerous security of retail websites which was criminal”.
In sentencing him to three years’ psychiatric attention, the court showed it felt differently.
After Curador’s case, however, one site has heeded internet security warnings.
The storefront of former employer Console King now rejoices: “We’re 100% secure.”
He later admitted six charges of unlawfully gaining entry to corporate websites and four of dishonestly obtaining services.
Gray maintained, however, he was not using the information maliciously, but to raise awareness of poor internet security.
At a court hearing in April, Leighton Davies QC, prosecuting, said: “He was obsessed by his crusade – he is a highly-strung man going through an abnormal period in his life.
“He targeted e-commerce sites whose computer systems were run by a Microsoft program which suffered a security weakness. This allowed hackers to access information stored on the databases without any authorisation.”
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