More than three decades following their appearance in the film “Sliver,” Sharon Stone and Billy Baldwin have come forward with disturbing memories regarding the making of the movie. Stone revealed in her 2021 memoir that she was pressured by producer Robert Evans to have sex with Baldwin in order to enhance their on-screen chemistry and improve his performance. Stone recently elaborated on this experience in an interview on The Louis Theroux Podcast.
According to Stone, Evans, who has since passed away, insisted that she sleep with Baldwin to save the movie. Stone expressed her discomfort with the situation, saying that she was not like a “real actress” who might simply engage in sexual activities to improve the performance. She also compared her experience with Baldwin to her previous collaboration with Michael Douglas in “Basic Instinct,” emphasizing that she did not face the same pressure in that project.
In response to Stone’s revelations, Baldwin took to Twitter to share his own recollections. He questioned why Stone continued to talk regarding him following all these years and suggested that she may still have a crush on him or be upset because he rejected her advances. Baldwin also hinted at having “dirt” on Stone and teased the idea of writing a book exposing “disturbing, kinky, and unprofessional” tales regarding her.
This revelation from Stone and Baldwin sheds light on the dark underbelly of the entertainment industry, where power imbalances and exploitation have long been prevalent. The fact that Stone felt pressured to engage in sexual activities to improve a co-star’s performance speaks to the pervasive issue of harassment and coercion in Hollywood
