Sharon Stone on June 14, 2023.Photo:Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images for Housing Works
Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images for Housing Works
Sharon Stoneis speaking out about sexual harassment she faced early in her Hollywood career.
Stone did not name the executive as she described the experience, which she said happened some time after she first moved to Los Angeles.
“I’d been here, like, a couple of years, and I wore my best outfit [to this meeting], and I still remember so clearly because when you’re young you have just your one good outfit,” she told Ripa, 53. “I was so excited to wear my special outfit and to meet the head of Sony.”
“He is pacing around the office and he’s doing the exact same thing, [saying], ‘Oh, it’s true what they say about you,’ and, ‘You’re the most gorgeous. We haven’t seen anyone like you in decades. Everybody’s talking about you and looking at you,’ " she recalls. " ‘You’re the most articulate. You’re so smart and beautiful, and that hair.’ "
Stone claims the executive “came walking right up in front of me and he said, ‘But first…’ and he took his penis right out in my face.”
Reps for Sony did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment Wednesday.
Sharon Stone on May 31, 2023.Michael Kovac/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty
Michael Kovac/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty
“Of course, I was very young, and what I do when I’m nervous, because I’m basically a very bubbly person, I started laughing,” Stone said. “I started laughing and crying at the same time, and I couldn’t stop because I became hysterical. I couldn’t stop, so he didn’t know what to do. So, of course, he put it away and he went through this door behind his desk.”
Stone said she thought the executive left the meeting after her response and that she remained seated in his office until a secretary escorted her out.
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“When I heard this girl singing this [song] — you’ve got to realize that this is like 1980 that this happened to me and now we’re in 2023, which is 43 years later,” she said. “And I see this young girl and I am mortified that the same exact thing [still happens]. But at least she’s on stage and she’s telling the world.”
Sharon Stone.Arturo Holmes/Getty
Stone began acting in Hollywood in 1980 and broke out with roles in 1990’sTotal Recalland 1992’sBasic Instinct, and she earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for 1995’sCasino.
During the interview, Stone told Ripa she believes she “wouldn’t have been able to tell on a studio head from 1980 because Sony would never hire me again,” though she claimspast allegations she has madeabout her experiences in the film industry have led to a lack of acting work for her in recent years.
Stone, who released her memoirThe Beauty of Living Twicein 2021,also called the idea that she would publicly identify those she has made allegations against “a pointless exercise.”
“They know who they are, but theysoknow who they are that I haven’t worked in 20 years,” she added.
source: people.com
