Sharon Stone gained superstardom as a veteran actress, notably for her role in the 1992 thriller Basic Instinct, where she became a renowned s*x symbol. Besides the troubles related to her movie, Stone had issues in real life as well because she had a harrowing experience after suffering a stroke back in 2001.
Basic Instinct, known for its explicit content, features the iconic scene where the police interrogate Sharon Stone’s character. Stone uncrosses her legs in a groundbreaking moment, briefly revealing she isn’t wearing underwear. This scene is widely regarded as a game-changer in the world of cinema.
Sharon Stone Almost Lost Her Life After Suffering A Stroke in 2001![]()
Sharon Stone’s 2001 stroke proved to be a life-altering experience, bringing her a profound sense of peace. In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar Spain, the Basic Instinct star admitted that she has known death very closely after her stroke.
“My stroke left me with an intense sense of peace. Today I can say that I have known death very closely. In those moments, I felt that my deceased friends were coming to get me, and that removed all traces of fear. I lost my panic to try anything.
When you experience something like this, you learn that nothing in life is really important and you understand that failure is just the beginning of success.”
Despite facing a mere 1% chance of survival and enduring skepticism from doctors during the nine days of bleeding in her brain, Stone expressed how the near-death encounter erased her fear and reshaped her perspective on life, emphasizing the insignificance of trivial matters and the transformative nature of failure leading to success.
Sharon Stone Accused Basic Instinct Producers Of Pressuring Her Into Getting Intimate With Male Co-Stars
In an interview with Variety, Stone shared disturbing details from her memoir, The Beauty of Living Twice. She claimed she was deceived into a specific scene and alleged that male producers repeatedly asked her to engage in intimate relations with her male co-stars, purportedly to enhance on-screen chemistry.
‘‘I watched the chocolate balls rolling around, thinking, You guys insisted on this actor when he couldn’t get one whole scene out in the test.… Now you think if I f*** him, he will become a fine actor? Nobody’s that good in bed. I felt they could have just hired a co-star with talent, someone who could deliver a scene and remember his lines. I also felt they could f*** him themselves and leave me out of it. It was my job to act and I said so. This was not a popular response. I was considered difficult.
Sharon Stone’s allegations could have significant repercussions in an industry where charges related to intimacy are treated seriously. The possibility of legal consequences for the producers remains uncertain.
