Current:Home > InvestSharon Stone alleges former Sony exec sexually harassed her: 'I became hysterical' -WealthMindset
Sharon Stone alleges former Sony exec sexually harassed her: 'I became hysterical'
View
Date:2025-04-13 13:23:00
Sharon Stone is accusing a former Sony executive of sexual harassment.
The actress appeared on Kelly Ripa's "Let’s Talk Off Camera" podcast and opened up about one experience dealing with sexual harassment in the film and TV industry.
Stone, 65, told Ripa that during a meeting with a former Sony head executive in the 1980s, he exposed his penis to her. Stone did not name the former executive.
USA TODAY has reached out to Sony Pictures for comment.
Stone said she was "so excited" to meet the Sony head, wearing a "Ralph Lauren jacket with the little ruffle on the shoulder" a "denim skirt with a big ruffle" and cowboy boots.
"I went to his office and it was back in the eighties, so the couch was basically on the floor," Stone told Ripa. "It was those very low giant couches, and my knees were around my neck. And of course, I'm so tall anyway, so I look like all legs sitting there akimbo on the couch, and he is pacing around the office.
"'Oh, it's true what they say about you and you’re the most gorgeous,'" Stone said the Sony boss told her. "'We haven't seen anyone like you in decades. Everybody's talking about you and look at you. You’re the most articulate. You’re so smart and beautiful and that hair.'
"Then he came walking right up in front of me, and he said, 'But first … ' and he took his penis right out in my face," Stone said. "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.
"I started laughing and crying at the same time, and I couldn't stop because I became hysterical," she continued. "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, which I thought (meant) that he left, so I didn't know what to do.
"I was just sitting there hysterical, and eventually his secretary came and led me out, right?" Stone told Ripa. "This was not the last of many weird experiences like this in my career."
The "Basic Instinct" star went on to say she would accept apologies from men in Hollywood who mistreated her. But she warned others not to get too close.
"Don't ever sit next to me again ever because if you sit next to me again, I'm gonna stand up in public and say, 'I said, don’t sit next to me,' so believe me," she said. "Don't sit next to me if you're a Me Too that Me Too'd me. Don't sit in that empty chair next to me unless you're gonna say sorry."
veryGood! (9)
Related
- Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management
- Heidi Klum Celebrates With Her and Seal's Son Henry at His High School Graduation
- Dornoch pulls off an upset to win the first Belmont Stakes run at Saratoga Race Course at 17-1
- If Mavericks want to win NBA championship, they must shut down Celtics' 3-point party
- Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
- 'A dignity that all Americans should have': The fight to save historically Black cemeteries
- Mavericks’ plan to stop Celtics in NBA Finals: Get them to fight among themselves
- Watch: 'Delivery' man wearing fake Amazon vest steals package from Massachusetts home
- 'Squid Game' without subtitles? Duolingo, Netflix encourage fans to learn Korean
- X allows consensual adult nudity, pornographic content under updated policy
Ranking
- At site of suspected mass killings, Syrians recall horrors, hope for answers
- Caitlin Clark snubbed by USA Basketball. Fever star left off Olympic team for Paris
- Howard University cuts ties with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs after video of attack on Cassie
- How cricket has exploded in popularity in the U.S.
- South Korean president's party divided over defiant martial law speech
- Howard University rescinds Sean 'Diddy' Combs' degree after video of assault surfaces
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Peak Performance
- Rainbow flags rule the day as thousands turn out for LA Pride Parade
Recommendation
Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
Body of missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley found on Greek island
Horoscopes Today, June 7, 2024
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says she is saddened and shaken after assault, thanks supporters
Jamie Foxx gets stitches after a glass is thrown at him during dinner in Beverly Hills
If your pet eats too many cicadas, when should you see the vet?
Best MLB stadium tours: Go behind the scenes at these ballparks
Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater Enjoy Date Night at Stanley Cup Final