Actress Sharon Stone has finally revealed the name of the producer who allegedly pressured her to have sex with her co-star Billy Baldwin in an effort to improve their on-screen performance in the 1993 film "Sliver."
Stone, 66, identified the producer as Robert Evans during an appearance on the "Louis Theroux" podcast on Monday, sparking a furious response from Baldwin, who accused the actress of being "hurt he shunned her advances" and threatening to "write a book about the many disturbing, kinky tales" he knows about her.
Stone recounted the uncomfortable situation, saying, "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. 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."
The actress claimed that Evans believed sleeping with Baldwin, now 61 and married to Chynna Phillips, would give the pair better "chemistry on screen," which would "save the movie." Stone expressed frustration that the filmmakers had not listened to her suggestions on whom to cast instead of Baldwin, like Michael Douglas, saying, "I didn't have to f--k Michael Douglas. Michael could come to work and know how to hit those marks, and do that line, and rehearse and show up. Now all of a sudden I'm in the 'I have to f--k people' business."
Stone first shared the uncomfortable situation in her 2021 memoir, "The Beauty of Living Twice," but did not name Evans or Baldwin at the time. In the book, she wrote, "He walked back and forth in his office with the balls falling out of the spout and rolling all over the wood floor as he explained to me why I should f--k my co-star so that we could have on-screen chemistry. Now you think if I f--k him, he will become a fine actor? Nobody's that good in bed. I felt they could have just hired a co-star with talent, someone who could deliver a scene and remember his lines."
In response to Stone's revelations, Baldwin took to X (formerly Twitter) to unleash a furious tirade against his former co-star. He wrote, "Not sure why Sharon Stone keep talking about me all these years later? Does she still have a crush on me or is she still hurt after all these years because I shunned her advances? Did she say to her gal pal Janice Dickinson the day after I screen tested and ran into them on our MGM Grand flight back to New York... 'I'm gonna make him fall so hard for me, it's gonna make his head spin.' ??? I have so much dirt on her it would make her head spin but I've kept quiet."
Baldwin continued, "The story of the meeting I had with Bob Evans imploring him allow me to choreograph the final sex scene in the photo below so I wouldn't have to kiss Sharon is absolute legend. Wonder if I should write a book and tell the many, many disturbing, kinky and unprofessional tales about Sharon? That might be fun."
Sharon Stone has not responded to Baldwin's tweets.
Evans, who died in 2019, was a well-known producer behind films such as "Chinatown," "The Cotton Club," and "The Godfather." "Sliver" was Stone's next movie after achieving huge success and megastardom in the previous year's hit "Basic Instinct."
Despite the controversy surrounding the alleged pressure to sleep with her co-star, Stone noted that "Sliver" still earned $280 million at the box office, even if it fell below expectations.
The clash between Stone and Baldwin over the decades-old incident highlights the ongoing discussions about power dynamics and inappropriate behavior in the entertainment industry. As more stories come to light, it remains to be seen how the industry will address these issues and create a safer, more professional environment for all involved.
