Sexual Harassment by Sony Pictures Executive in the 1980s
"If I Had Spoken Up, I Wouldn't Have Been Hired as an Actor"

Hollywood actress Sharon Stone (65) has revealed for the first time in 40 years that she was sexually harassed by an executive at the film company Sony Pictures.


On the 9th (local time), according to foreign media including the UK's BBC, Sharon Stone recently appeared on American talk show host Kelly Ripa's podcast and disclosed that she was sexually harassed by a Sony Pictures executive in the 1980s.


Sharon Stone [Photo by EPA Yonhap News]

Sharon Stone [Photo by EPA Yonhap News]

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Sharon Stone recounted, "Shortly after I moved to Los Angeles (LA), I received a call from a Sony executive asking to have a meeting, so I went to the office."


She said, "When I arrived at the office, the executive started undressing. He said, 'What people have said about you (Stone) is true. We haven't seen someone like you in decades. You have an amazing figure, you're beautiful and smart. Even your hair,'" adding, "Then he came right up to me and said, 'But first,' and brought his private parts close to my face."


Sharon Stone continued, "I got upset, pushed the executive away, and left through the door behind the desk."


She did not reveal the identity of the executive. However, she added, "I couldn't tell anyone about this terrible experience for 40 years because if I had, Sony would not have hired me as an actress."



Meanwhile, Sharon Stone debuted in 1980 and gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood sex symbol through the 1992 film Basic Instinct. She later proved her acting skills by appearing in films such as Casino and was even nominated for an Oscar. In 2001, in her early 40s, she suffered a brain hemorrhage and faced a life-threatening situation but returned to daily life after years of rehabilitation.


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