Sharon Stone says she made $13.5 million less than Michael Douglas for Basic Instinct

Sharon Stone played with Michael Douglasone of the highest grossing films of 1992. It’s about basic instincta movie about an erotica writer who seduces a San Francisco detective who thinks she’s a murderer.

Despite the fact that both appear on the movie poster, the difference between the actors’ pay was appalling. Michael Douglas received a payment of $14 million for their interpretation, while Sharon Stone was only paid $500,000.

The actress announced this during a fundraiser for the Women’s Cancer Research Fund. “Michael Douglas won $14 million. Now I was new. I was new and he was a big starStone expanded in his Instagram stories.

For this reason, Stone negotiated in his contract that he could keep the clothes worn by his character, Catherine Tramell. “People thought I was crazy, but the truth is I didn’t get paid much compared to my male co-leader,” she commented. “So Keeping my suits was a very smart decisionhe added.

In her speech, the actress also recalled the humiliation she felt from one of the film’s executives. During the filming of the movie, he confused her name with ‘Karen’. “Even at the Governor’s Ball (after the Oscars) he still called me ‘Karen!’ And I carried that humiliation deep within meeven though my name was not on the poster,” he said.

Another calamity the actress has faced is much more recent: with the fall of the Silicon Valley bank, Sharon Stone lost half of her money. Speaking at the event, he said it took “courage” to donate to the foundation after the bank’s bankruptcy.

“I just lost half my money to this banking thing, and that doesn’t mean I’m gone.”, he assured.

In her emotional speech, the actress also referred to the death of her younger brother, Patrick Stone, from cardiovascular disease last month.

“My brother just died, and that doesn’t mean he’s not here. This is not an easy time for any of us,” he shared. “This is a difficult time in the world, but I’m telling you something, I will not let a politician tell me what I can and cannot do”.

“So get up. Stand up and say what you’re worth. I dare you. that’s courageStone concluded.