Sharon Stone reveals what really happened in THAT Basic Instinct scene
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The world of show business can be as ruthless as it is glamorous, especially for those who dare to speak up.
One iconic actress has never been afraid to challenge the system, even when it came at great personal and professional cost.
Her decades-long battle for respect, recognition, and fair pay has revealed the darker side of Hollywood.
The spotlight has never intimidated Sharon Stone—but the system behind it has tested her in ways few could imagine.
Despite her fame and decades in the industry, Stone, now 67, had continued to call out Hollywood’s gender pay gap, revealing that even today, she’s still offered far less than her male co-stars.
In a 2023 interview that resurfaced recently, she shared a jarring comparison: Basic Instinct co-star Michael Douglas was paid $14 million, while she received $500,000.
Decades later, on a $100 million film, she said she was once again offered the same amount—while the male lead, an unfamiliar name, was set to earn nearly $9 million.
‘So, I don’t think it has changed much,’ she said.
Her history with Basic Instinct was far from glamorous behind the scenes. In her autobiography, The Beauty of Living Twice, Stone recalled being humiliated by producers who referred to her as ‘Karen’ and reminded her she was the ‘thirteenth choice’ for the lead role of Catherine Tramell.
But the most distressing betrayal came during the now-infamous interrogation scene. Stone only discovered during a screening that she had unknowingly exposed herself—after being told to remove her underwear due to light reflection.
‘That was how I saw my vagina-shot for the first time…since I’m the one with the vagina in question, let me say: The other points of view are b*******,’ she wrote.
That scene helped cement Stone’s image as a sex symbol, something that haunted her personally and professionally.
Source: Youtube/StudiocanalUK
In interviews, she described herself as shy and introverted before the role, recalling how her manager at the time said she wasn’t ‘f*******’.
Once Basic Instinct exploded, that narrative changed—but the line between Sharon Stone and Catherine Tramell blurred for many in the industry.
Years later, that perception still followed her. During a painful custody battle with her ex-husband Phil Bronstein, Stone said a judge asked her son: ‘Do you know your mother makes sex movies?’
She shared the story on Table For Two, reflecting on the stigma that impacted her relationship with her child Roan, whom she ultimately lost custody of.
Stone’s refusal to conform also caused rifts on other sets. On Louis Theroux’s podcast, she recalled how Sliver producer Robert Evans tried to convince her to sleep with her co-star Billy Baldwin to ‘improve’ his performance. ‘[Evans is] running around his office in his sunglasses, explaining to me that he slept with Ava Gardner and I should sleep with Billy Baldwin,’ she said. Stone refused—and was quickly painted as the difficult one on set.
There were even rumours she threatened a cameraman with a gun on the Basic Instinct set, vowing, ‘If I see one ounce of cellulite on the screen, you’re a dead man.’
She later took the sequel’s producers to court, earning more accusations of greed. Actor Rupert Everett, in his memoir Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins, accused her of keeping everyone waiting during the filming of A Different Loyalty in 2004.
Stone made it clear she was unapologetic for standing her ground, but a major health crisis offered a different kind of reckoning.
Speaking in 2017 at a Women’s Brain Health Initiative panel, she revealed how a near-fatal stroke changed her entire world.
She survived a brain bleed with only a 1 per cent survival rate and lost almost everything—her marriage, custody of her son, her fortune, and her standing in Hollywood.
‘I know what it’s like to go through a situation where you are the top, top, top of your field, to [be] absolutely wiped out,’ she said.
Still, Stone pushed on. Her fame, though complex, enabled her to fundraise for AIDS charities and support causes she cared about deeply. Yet, her journey remained marked by a system that often punished powerful women.
In a BBC interview, she called herself ‘the last of the sex symbols’—a title that came with both opportunity and isolation.
For a closer look at her legacy, Sharon Stone: Survival Instinct dives into her rollercoaster career. And if you're in the mood to revisit one of her more underrated performances, the Western The Quick and the Dead—alongside Russell Crowe, Gene Hackman and Leonardo DiCaprio—offers a reminder of her range beyond the femme fatale frame.
In Streets of Blood, Stone took on a more grounded role as a therapist in post-Katrina New Orleans, showcasing her ability to disappear into roles that hit far from the Hollywood gloss.
For Stone, survival wasn’t just personal—it became her greatest performance.
She’s come a long way from her early days in Hollywood—and her journey has been nothing short of remarkable.
If you’ve followed her career over the decades, this quick look back might bring a few memories flooding in.
Watch the video and see how much she’s changed—and how much she’s stayed the same.
Source: Youtube/@PureRankOffical
After everything Sharon Stone has endured—on screen, in courtrooms, and in hospital wards—her resilience remains undeniable.
Do you think older actresses are finally getting the respect they deserve in Hollywood? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
Sharon Stone’s painful experiences with judgment and mistreatment sparked important conversations around dignity and respect—issues that hit home for many older Aussies.
It’s why stories like a comedian’s tone-deaf joke about domestic violence don’t just miss the mark—they remind us how far we still have to go.
If you missed that shocking moment, it’s worth a look.
Read more: Aussie comic makes 'vile' joke at first gig, gets cancelled instantly
One iconic actress has never been afraid to challenge the system, even when it came at great personal and professional cost.
Her decades-long battle for respect, recognition, and fair pay has revealed the darker side of Hollywood.
The spotlight has never intimidated Sharon Stone—but the system behind it has tested her in ways few could imagine.
Despite her fame and decades in the industry, Stone, now 67, had continued to call out Hollywood’s gender pay gap, revealing that even today, she’s still offered far less than her male co-stars.
In a 2023 interview that resurfaced recently, she shared a jarring comparison: Basic Instinct co-star Michael Douglas was paid $14 million, while she received $500,000.
Sharon Stone reveals shocking pay gap figure. Image source: Youtube/StudiocanalUK
Decades later, on a $100 million film, she said she was once again offered the same amount—while the male lead, an unfamiliar name, was set to earn nearly $9 million.
‘So, I don’t think it has changed much,’ she said.
Her history with Basic Instinct was far from glamorous behind the scenes. In her autobiography, The Beauty of Living Twice, Stone recalled being humiliated by producers who referred to her as ‘Karen’ and reminded her she was the ‘thirteenth choice’ for the lead role of Catherine Tramell.
But the most distressing betrayal came during the now-infamous interrogation scene. Stone only discovered during a screening that she had unknowingly exposed herself—after being told to remove her underwear due to light reflection.
‘That was how I saw my vagina-shot for the first time…since I’m the one with the vagina in question, let me say: The other points of view are b*******,’ she wrote.
That scene helped cement Stone’s image as a sex symbol, something that haunted her personally and professionally.
Source: Youtube/StudiocanalUK
In interviews, she described herself as shy and introverted before the role, recalling how her manager at the time said she wasn’t ‘f*******’.
Once Basic Instinct exploded, that narrative changed—but the line between Sharon Stone and Catherine Tramell blurred for many in the industry.
Years later, that perception still followed her. During a painful custody battle with her ex-husband Phil Bronstein, Stone said a judge asked her son: ‘Do you know your mother makes sex movies?’
She shared the story on Table For Two, reflecting on the stigma that impacted her relationship with her child Roan, whom she ultimately lost custody of.
Stone’s refusal to conform also caused rifts on other sets. On Louis Theroux’s podcast, she recalled how Sliver producer Robert Evans tried to convince her to sleep with her co-star Billy Baldwin to ‘improve’ his performance. ‘[Evans is] running around his office in his sunglasses, explaining to me that he slept with Ava Gardner and I should sleep with Billy Baldwin,’ she said. Stone refused—and was quickly painted as the difficult one on set.
There were even rumours she threatened a cameraman with a gun on the Basic Instinct set, vowing, ‘If I see one ounce of cellulite on the screen, you’re a dead man.’
She later took the sequel’s producers to court, earning more accusations of greed. Actor Rupert Everett, in his memoir Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins, accused her of keeping everyone waiting during the filming of A Different Loyalty in 2004.
Stone made it clear she was unapologetic for standing her ground, but a major health crisis offered a different kind of reckoning.
Speaking in 2017 at a Women’s Brain Health Initiative panel, she revealed how a near-fatal stroke changed her entire world.
She survived a brain bleed with only a 1 per cent survival rate and lost almost everything—her marriage, custody of her son, her fortune, and her standing in Hollywood.
‘I know what it’s like to go through a situation where you are the top, top, top of your field, to [be] absolutely wiped out,’ she said.
Still, Stone pushed on. Her fame, though complex, enabled her to fundraise for AIDS charities and support causes she cared about deeply. Yet, her journey remained marked by a system that often punished powerful women.
In a BBC interview, she called herself ‘the last of the sex symbols’—a title that came with both opportunity and isolation.
For a closer look at her legacy, Sharon Stone: Survival Instinct dives into her rollercoaster career. And if you're in the mood to revisit one of her more underrated performances, the Western The Quick and the Dead—alongside Russell Crowe, Gene Hackman and Leonardo DiCaprio—offers a reminder of her range beyond the femme fatale frame.
In Streets of Blood, Stone took on a more grounded role as a therapist in post-Katrina New Orleans, showcasing her ability to disappear into roles that hit far from the Hollywood gloss.
For Stone, survival wasn’t just personal—it became her greatest performance.
She’s come a long way from her early days in Hollywood—and her journey has been nothing short of remarkable.
If you’ve followed her career over the decades, this quick look back might bring a few memories flooding in.
Watch the video and see how much she’s changed—and how much she’s stayed the same.
Source: Youtube/@PureRankOffical
After everything Sharon Stone has endured—on screen, in courtrooms, and in hospital wards—her resilience remains undeniable.
Do you think older actresses are finally getting the respect they deserve in Hollywood? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
Sharon Stone’s painful experiences with judgment and mistreatment sparked important conversations around dignity and respect—issues that hit home for many older Aussies.
It’s why stories like a comedian’s tone-deaf joke about domestic violence don’t just miss the mark—they remind us how far we still have to go.
If you missed that shocking moment, it’s worth a look.
Read more: Aussie comic makes 'vile' joke at first gig, gets cancelled instantly
