Once again, we witness the plight faced by thousands of actors and actresses in Hollywood: the relentless harassment from directors, producers, and others in the film industry. Sadly, today we will delve into the case of Sharon Stone, who courageously dared to speak out and reveal the name of the individual who pressured her into having sex with her co-star Billy Baldwin, under the pretext that it would make the scenes more realistic.
Sharon Stone Reveals the Name of the Individual Who Pressured Her to Have Sex with Billy Baldwin
Sharon Stone has disclosed that Robert Evans, the producer of the movie ‘Sliver’ (1993), made unsavory comments about wanting the sex scenes to be more realistic and suggested that she should have sexual relations with Billy.
“He called me to his office. He had these very low ’70s, ’80s couches, so I’m essentially sitting on the floor, when I should have been on set,” Stone said on the “Louis Theroux” podcast Monday. “And he’s running around his office in sunglasses explaining to me that he slept with Ava Gardner and I should sleep with Billy Baldwin, because if I slept with Billy Baldwin, Billy Baldwin’s performance would get better, and we needed Billy to get better in the movie because that was the problem.”
According to Evans, having Stone and Baldwin sleep together would be the icing on the cake to create the perfect chemistry between them, and that would save the movie.
“The real problem with the movie was me because I was so uptight, and so not like a real actress who could just f–k him and get things back on track,” she said. “The real problem was I was such a tight arse.”
Before suggesting that the leads had to sleep together to save the film, perhaps a better option would have been to write better scripts or cast actors who could genuinely bring the passion they sought to the screen.
Harassment in Hollywood
Such situations had occurred previously in other films, let’s not forget the case of Marlon Brando, who for many is an idol, but in reality, a good actor wouldn’t have needed to rape his co-star with nothing more than butter as a lubricant.
‘Last Tango in Paris‘ (1972), directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, is remembered for the humiliation endured by Maria Schneider when the director conspired with Brando behind Maria’s back to make the scene real. The director wanted Maria’s screams to be “authentic,” he wanted his art to have real pain, and Maria, unaware of what was about to change her life, became a victim of a mediocre director and actor who could only achieve success by defiling and violating a woman.
