Sharon Stone recalls being asked to sleep with co-star by producer

[snoop1130]

Sharon Stone. CREDIT: Phillip Faraone/FilmMagic

 

Sharon Stone has spoken out about her experiences of sexism in the film industry, including the time she was asked to have sex with a co-star by a producer.

 

In an excerpt from her forthcoming memoir The Beauty Of Living Twice, released by Vanity Fair on Thursday (March 18), Stone recalled the unnamed producer making the suggestion so that the actors “could have onscreen chemistry.”

 

“He walked back and forth in his office with the [malted milk] balls falling out of the spout and rolling all over the wood floor as he explained to me why I should fuck my co-star,” Stone wrote. “Why, in his day, he made love to Ava Gardner onscreen and it was so sensational! Now just the creepy thought of him in the same room with Ava Gardner gave me pause.”

 

Full Story: https://www.nme.com/news/film/sharon-stone-recalls-being-asked-to-sleep-with-co-star-by-producer-2904968

[OneMoreFarang]

Maybe Sharon Stone should remember why so many people watched Basic Instinct.

Sure, it was a great movie but the police interrogation definitely motivated some more people to watch and pay.

Sex sells. That shouldn't be anything new for her. And let's not forget that she was willing to get paid for all that (implied) sex.

 

[pacovl46]

13 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Maybe Sharon Stone should remember why so many people watched Basic Instinct.

Sure, it was a great movie but the police interrogation definitely motivated some more people to watch and pay.

Sex sells. That shouldn't be anything new for her. And let's not forget that she was willing to get paid for all that (implied) sex.

 

And that’s why she should screw her co-star?! 

[Sujo]

13 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Maybe Sharon Stone should remember why so many people watched Basic Instinct.

Sure, it was a great movie but the police interrogation definitely motivated some more people to watch and pay.

Sex sells. That shouldn't be anything new for her. And let's not forget that she was willing to get paid for all that (implied) sex.

 

Thats the difference between acting and real life. Where they going to film the act? If not then she should never have been asked to do it.

 

Interesting the F word got through in the OP.

[scubascuba3]

13 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Maybe Sharon Stone should remember why so many people watched Basic Instinct.

Sure, it was a great movie but the police interrogation definitely motivated some more people to watch and pay.

Sex sells. That shouldn't be anything new for her. And let's not forget that she was willing to get paid for all that (implied) sex.

 

Women use sex to their advantage day in day out all over the world, especially at work

[Penicillin]

25 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Women use sex to their advantage day in day out all over the world, especially at work

No way,...really ?

[Old Croc]

Probably not many of us got through our lives without some inappropriate (by today's standards) sexual incidents or suggestions in the workplace or elsewhere. The words no, no thanks, or not in a million years, were always sufficient for all to move on with their lives. 

On quite a few occasions I've been touched and have done the touching. Questions about possible sexual liaisons were how we helped perpetuate the species while having fun, for both genders. I once knew how, and had the dexterity, to unclip a bra with one hand much to the mirth of even the "victim"  (A NY pollie has just had to quit his career in disgrace because he once did this)

The grabbing of my nether regions was a sport for many females over the years. Perhaps I should head to the newspapers to tell all, and name names!

This craze, sweeping the world, particularly by female celebrity attention seekers, of dredging up every (now deemed) inappropriate moment from their lives, while ignoring any of their own past misbehaviors, seems designed to ruin the lives of men while raising their own profiles for profit.

The pretense that a whole life was destroyed because someone once placed a hand on their knee and said , how about it,  is ludicrous and should be treated with distain by all.

 

I'm not suggesting serious assault or sexual crimes from the past should be ignored, just the practice of rehashing minor comment and incidents many years later.

[4MyEgo]

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

Women use sex to their advantage day in day out all over the world, especially at work

 

No one has the right to put anyone under duress to perform a sexual act because they think it would be beneficial to a movie, their career etc etc, just ask Harvey while he is doing time behind bars.

 

Now if a woman uses sex to her advantage at work, there are avenues to report that, i.e. if the person on the receiving end is strong enough to not Secom to her advances, or take it like a man.

 

Naturally I would do the latter ????

 

 

 

[Kerryd]

Supposedly someone was standing outside of a producer's office when Marilyn Munroe came out, wiping her mouth and stating "that was the last c*** she'd ever have to suck" after being cast as the star in (whatever movie it was). 

In the "old' days, producers/directors had the "casting couch" which was where a lot of stars (male and female) "auditioned". Once they "made it" to the big time, they were usually signed to multi-picture, exclusive contracts and thus didn't have to "audition" again (unless perhaps there was a new producer or director maybe).

Things changed though and if you watch the credits these days you'll see that most actors are picked by a casting agency and the "casters" are predominately women now. Bye bye casting couch.

Of course, as we've learned in recent years, aspiring actresses (and actors no doubt) will stay pay visits to producers hotel rooms for "private auditions". 

"Gee, the producer of a movie has invited me to give a private audition in his hotel room ! Surely he just wants to hear me read some lines without anyone else around to distract him. Oh look, he answered the door wearing nothing but a bath robe. I'm sure he's not expecting me to do anything, so I'll just go right in. Oh, he expects me to have sex with him in exchange for getting that role ?
Well, I could say no and walk out the door but this could be my big break so I'd better give it my all !"

And then, years later when she's a star, claim that she was assaulted. 

I'm trying to figure out which co-star the producer wanted her to have sex with. De Niro in Casino ? Surely not Schwarzenegger in Total Recall ? 
Nah, probably Steven Segal in Above the Law. Still early in her career back then.

In another article, she mentions the "co-star" was so bad he couldn't complete a single scene during his "tests" yet they decided to keep him instead of finding someone else. Must have been Segal !

She'd made 18 movies (plus numerous TV episodes and "shorts") before doing Basic Instinct, including her role in Total Recall. But it was Basic Instinct that made her a star.
 

[colinneil]

Waiting with bated breath for NCCs comments on this subject, should be very interesting.????

[gunderhill]

Its  getting even more stupid  in the OTT  PC  UK (  I hate dumb abbreviations) 

Teacher  tells the students some hard  facts that they really dont want to hear and they get "offended" he gets sacked.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-56490673

[Sujo]

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

Women use sex to their advantage day in day out all over the world, especially at work

So that means its ok to tell her to have sex with someone she doesnt want to?

[Sujo]

56 minutes ago, Old Croc said:

Probably not many of us got through our lives without some inappropriate (by today's standards) sexual incidents or suggestions in the workplace or elsewhere. The words no, no thanks, or not in a million years, were always sufficient for all to move on with their lives. 

On quite a few occasions I've been touched and have done the touching. Questions about possible sexual liaisons were how we helped perpetuate the species while having fun, for both genders. I once knew how, and had the dexterity, to unclip a bra with one hand much to the mirth of even the "victim"  (A NY pollie has just had to quit his career in disgrace because he once did this)

The grabbing of my nether regions was a sport for many females over the years. Perhaps I should head to the newspapers to tell all, and name names!

This craze, sweeping the world, particularly by female celebrity attention seekers, of dredging up every (now deemed) inappropriate moment from their lives, while ignoring any of their own past misbehaviors, seems designed to ruin the lives of men while raising their own profiles for profit.

The pretense that a whole life was destroyed because someone once placed a hand on their knee and said , how about it,  is ludicrous and should be treated with distain by all.

 

I'm not suggesting serious assault or sexual crimes from the past should be ignored, just the practice of rehashing minor comment and incidents many years later.

She never said who the co star was so i doubt shes trying to ruin him.

[Old Croc]

Just now, Sujo said:

She never said who the co star was so i doubt shes trying to ruin him.

I could have a good guess and I'm sure many in the industry and press already know. 

The Identities of people named in this way virtually never remain secret.

 

Guess what, I just confirmed my guess with a 1 minute google search!

 

[Sujo]

1 minute ago, Old Croc said:

I could have a good guess and I'm sure many in the industry and press already know. 

The Identities of people named in this way virtually never remain secret.

 

Guess what, I just confirmed my guess with a 1 minute google search!

 

Doesnt matter. She never named him. She can refuse to identify the co star and its still just a guess. Also it wasnt really to do with the co star, it was the producer that said she should.

 

He deserves tp be outed for wanting her to do that. 

[Old Croc]

35 minutes ago, Sujo said:

Doesnt matter. She never named him. She can refuse to identify the co star and its still just a guess. Also it wasnt really to do with the co star, it was the producer that said she should.

 

He deserves tp be outed for wanting her to do that. 

Yes, she has every right to claim victimization from that film decades later because a producer suggested she bang her co-star to add spice to the film.

 

She replied, "what do you think I am, I'll just stick to showing my vagina to the world. and when I'm in my mid sixties I'll ignore all the fame and money I made from that film and blame everyone else for what I did."

[ThaiFelix]

4 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Women use sex to their advantage day in day out all over the world, especially at work

I agree but I dont know if they are always aware of it, I think it just happens naturally.

 

However your comment reminds me of a joke I use to have with my daughter when she was younger.  Whenever she raved on about how good Kylie Minogue, Madonna, or Janet Jackson etc was, I would enquire:

 

"Ahh yes, but cant she sing with her clothes on?"

[Old Croc]

4 hours ago, Kerryd said:

Supposedly someone was standing outside of a producer's office when Marilyn Munroe came out, wiping her mouth and stating "that was the last c*** she'd ever have to suck" after being cast as the star in (whatever movie it was). 

In the "old' days, producers/directors had the "casting couch" which was where a lot of stars (male and female) "auditioned". Once they "made it" to the big time, they were usually signed to multi-picture, exclusive contracts and thus didn't have to "audition" again (unless perhaps there was a new producer or director maybe).

Things changed though and if you watch the credits these days you'll see that most actors are picked by a casting agency and the "casters" are predominately women now. Bye bye casting couch.

Of course, as we've learned in recent years, aspiring actresses (and actors no doubt) will stay pay visits to producers hotel rooms for "private auditions". 

"Gee, the producer of a movie has invited me to give a private audition in his hotel room ! Surely he just wants to hear me read some lines without anyone else around to distract him. Oh look, he answered the door wearing nothing but a bath robe. I'm sure he's not expecting me to do anything, so I'll just go right in. Oh, he expects me to have sex with him in exchange for getting that role ?
Well, I could say no and walk out the door but this could be my big break so I'd better give it my all !"

And then, years later when she's a star, claim that she was assaulted. 

I'm trying to figure out which co-star the producer wanted her to have sex with. De Niro in Casino ? Surely not Schwarzenegger in Total Recall ? 
Nah, probably Steven Segal in Above the Law. Still early in her career back then.

In another article, she mentions the "co-star" was so bad he couldn't complete a single scene during his "tests" yet they decided to keep him instead of finding someone else. Must have been Segal !

She'd made 18 movies (plus numerous TV episodes and "shorts") before doing Basic Instinct, including her role in Total Recall. But it was Basic Instinct that made her a star.
 

Michael Douglas was her co-star in Basic Instinct wasn't he?

 

I recall reading once that actresses had a code letter they would place on their casting photos that would indicate to the director they were willing to do anything for the part. 

[spiekerjozef]

So? What's the problem?

I think she slept with many more for less.

Of course nobody wants to sleep with her now so we have to listen to her dreadful stories...

 

 

 

 

[up-country_sinclair]

She's referring to William Baldwin.

[connda]

5 hours ago, Old Croc said:

Probably not many of us got through our lives without some inappropriate (by today's standards) sexual incidents or suggestions in the workplace or elsewhere. The words no, no thanks, or not in a million years, were always sufficient for all to move on with their lives. 

On quite a few occasions I've been touched and have done the touching. Questions about possible sexual liaisons were how we helped perpetuate the species while having fun, for both genders. I once knew how, and had the dexterity, to unclip a bra with one hand much to the mirth of even the "victim"  (A NY pollie has just had to quit his career in disgrace because he once did this)

The grabbing of my nether regions was a sport for many females over the years. Perhaps I should head to the newspapers to tell all, and name names!

This craze, sweeping the world, particularly by female celebrity attention seekers, of dredging up every (now deemed) inappropriate moment from their lives, while ignoring any of their own past misbehaviors, seems designed to ruin the lives of men while raising their own profiles for profit.

The pretense that a whole life was destroyed because someone once placed a hand on their knee and said , how about it,  is ludicrous and should be treated with distain by all.

 

I'm not suggesting serious assault or sexual crimes from the past should be ignored, just the practice of rehashing minor comment and incidents many years later.

Nowadays 'courting' is considered a sex crime.

[OneMoreFarang]

6 hours ago, pacovl46 said:

And that’s why she should screw her co-star?! 

It's her choice. In that movies she screws at least one of her co-stars in front of the camera.

[DPKANKAN]

6 hours ago, Old Croc said:

Probably not many of us got through our lives without some inappropriate (by today's standards) sexual incidents or suggestions in the workplace or elsewhere. The words no, no thanks, or not in a million years, were always sufficient for all to move on with their lives. 

On quite a few occasions I've been touched and have done the touching. Questions about possible sexual liaisons were how we helped perpetuate the species while having fun, for both genders. I once knew how, and had the dexterity, to unclip a bra with one hand much to the mirth of even the "victim"  (A NY pollie has just had to quit his career in disgrace because he once did this)

The grabbing of my nether regions was a sport for many females over the years. Perhaps I should head to the newspapers to tell all, and name names!

This craze, sweeping the world, particularly by female celebrity attention seekers, of dredging up every (now deemed) inappropriate moment from their lives, while ignoring any of their own past misbehaviors, seems designed to ruin the lives of men while raising their own profiles for profit.

The pretense that a whole life was destroyed because someone once placed a hand on their knee and said , how about it,  is ludicrous and should be treated with distain by all.

 

I'm not suggesting serious assault or sexual crimes from the past should be ignored, just the practice of rehashing minor comment and incidents many years later.

Correct. And think about it. Anyone you have known in the past and you did not get on with, say at work, could come out with all sorts of b..lls..t and lies, cause problems and get away with it!! ????????????????????????????????

[Kerryd]

2 hours ago, spiekerjozef said:

Of course nobody wants to sleep with her now so we have to listen to her dreadful stories...

Seriously ? Have you seen her lately ?
Here are some pics she did after she turned 60.
SIXTY !!

    

I doubt many people here would say no if they had the opportunity. (Personally I don't like the hairstyle. If she changed that, and asked nicely, I might let her stay until morning !) ????

[BritManToo]

Just now, Kerryd said:

Seriously ? Have you seen her lately ?
Here are some pics she did after she turned 60.
SIXTY !!

    

I doubt many people here would say no if they had the opportunity. (Personally I don't like the hairstyle. If she changed that, and asked nicely, I might let her stay until morning !) ????

I doubt real life is as good as photoshop.

And I would most definitely refuse anyone over age 40.

[pacovl46]

3 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

It's her choice. In that movies she screws at least one of her co-stars in front of the camera.

She didn’t and for you to say that sex sells and that’s why she should do it, or insinuate she should do it makes you look like Harvey Weinstein in my book! 

[Sujo]

7 hours ago, Old Croc said:

Yes, she has every right to claim victimization from that film decades later because a producer suggested she bang her co-star to add spice to the film.

 

She replied, "what do you think I am, I'll just stick to showing my vagina to the world. and when I'm in my mid sixties I'll ignore all the fame and money I made from that film and blame everyone else for what I did."

Do you understand what you just said?

she agreed to a part in a movie knowing what was required in the movie.

 

she didnt sign up for having to have actual sex for whoever someone said she should.

 

Its not a porn movie, hence she turned it down. But she shouldnt have been asked to do it in the first place.

 

Its like you agreeing to do a movie to show your bits. But the producer then says you have to do it with the co star. 

 

Why do you think thats acceptable?

[Sujo]

3 hours ago, DPKANKAN said:

Correct. And think about it. Anyone you have known in the past and you did not get on with, say at work, could come out with all sorts of b..lls..t and lies, cause problems and get away with it!! ????????????????????????????????

If its lies they are free to sue her. Somehow i doubt that will happen.

[Sujo]

4 hours ago, connda said:

Nowadays 'courting' is considered a sex crime.

Telling someone to sleep with a co star is your idea of courting? How odd.

[OneMoreFarang]

51 minutes ago, pacovl46 said:

She didn’t and for you to say that sex sells and that’s why she should do it, or insinuate she should do it makes you look like Harvey Weinstein in my book! 

Really?

Do you think Basic Instinct would have been as successful as it was without all that naked flesh?

And that movie makes no sense without lots of sex. That is what it's about.

If Sharon Stone don't like that kind of movie why did she participate? I am sure she was informed about what that movie is about before she signed up for it.

To be sure there is no misunderstanding: This is about "sex" in movies. The article above does not mention any sex outside of the movies.