Veteran actress Sharon Stone has once again found herself in the spotlight after revealing the identity of the Hollywood producer who allegedly pressured her into having sex with a co-star to improve his performance. Stone, best known for her iconic role in ‘Basic Instinct’, disclosed during an episode of Spotify’s Louis Theroux Podcast that it was producer Robert Evans who made the inappropriate suggestion.
According to Page Six, Stone recounted the distressing encounter with Evans, who passed away in 2019, during the filming of the 1993 thriller ‘Sliver’. In a candid revelation, she described how Evans summoned her to his office and insisted that sleeping with her co-star, Billy Baldwin, was necessary to salvage the film.
”He called me to his office… and he’s running around his office in sunglasses explaining to me that he slept with Ava Gardner and I should sleep with Billy Baldwin, because if I slept with Billy Baldwin, Billy Baldwin’s performance would get better, and we needed Billy to get better in the movie because that was the problem,” Stone disclosed on the podcast.
Stone further elaborated on Evans’ disturbing remarks, recalling how he implied that her reluctance to engage in such behavior was hindering the film’s progress. Despite the pressure, Stone maintained her integrity and refused to comply with the producer’s demands.
She said, “And if I could sleep with Billy then we’d have chemistry on screen, and if I would just have sex with him then that would save the movie, and the real problem with the movie was me because I was so uptight, and so not like a real actress who could just f**k him and get things back on track. The real problem was I was such a tight a**e.”
In response to Stone’s allegations, Billy Baldwin took to X to refute her claims and hinted at potentially revealing damning information about the actress. Baldwin’s post sparked further controversy, with many questioning the motives behind his aggressive response.
He wrote, “Not sure why Sharon Stone keep talking about me all these years later? Does she still have a crush on me or is she still hurt after all these years because I shunned her advances? Did she say to her gal pal Janice Dickinson the day after I screen tested and ran into them on our MGM Grand flight back to New York… “I’m gonna make him fall so hard for me, it’s gonna make his head spin.” ???
Not sure why Sharon Stone keep talking about me all these years later?
Does she still have a crush on me or is she still hurt after all these years because I shunned her advances?
Did she say to her gal pal Janice Dickinson the day after I screen tested and ran into them on our… pic.twitter.com/PtgqMC6Sgz
— Billy Baldwin (@BillyBaldwin) March 12, 2024
Stone’s revelation comes in the wake of her 2021 memoir, “The Beauty of Living Twice,” where she alluded to the incident without divulging specific details. However, her decision to name Evans publicly has reignited conversations about the prevalence of sexual harassment and exploitation in the entertainment industry.
