Current:Home > InvestTradeEdge Exchange:Sharon Stone alleges former Sony exec sexually harassed her: 'I became hysterical' -TradeWise
TradeEdge Exchange:Sharon Stone alleges former Sony exec sexually harassed her: 'I became hysterical'
Burley Garcia View
Date:2025-04-07 14:53:35
Sharon Stone is TradeEdge Exchangeaccusing 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! (27)
Related
- Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
- Do you get dry skin in the winter? Try these tips from dermatologists.
- Padres give Mike Shildt another chance to manage 2 years after his Cardinals exit, AP source says
- Prince Harry to appeal to UK government for evidence in lawsuit against Daily Mail publisher
- Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September
- Best Black Friday Deals on Kids' Clothes at Carter's, The Children's Place, Primary & More
- Mars Williams, saxophonist of the Psychedelic Furs and Liquid Soul, dies at 68 from cancer
- A vehicle rams into a victory celebration for Liberia’s president-elect, killing 2 and injuring 18
- Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September
- At least 37 dead after stampede at military stadium in Republic of Congo during recruitment event
Ranking
- The FTC says 'gamified' online job scams by WhatsApp and text on the rise. What to know.
- NFL fans are rooting for Taylor and Travis, but mostly they're rooting for football
- Biden marks Trans Day of Remembrance: We must never be silent in the face of hate
- Prosecutors won’t pursue assault charge against friend of Ja Morant after fight at player’s home
- Selena Gomez engaged to Benny Blanco after 1 year together: 'Forever begins now'
- Dirty Water and Dead Rice: The Cost of the Clean Energy Transition in Rural Minnesota
- Leighton Meester Reveals the Secret to “Normal” Marriage with Adam Brody
- Travis Kelce draws sympathy from brother Jason after rough night in Chiefs' loss to Eagles
Recommendation
Jorge Ramos reveals his final day with 'Noticiero Univision': 'It's been quite a ride'
NFL suspends Kareem Jackson for four games again after illegal hit on Joshua Dobbs
Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic pleads not guilty to assaulting wife
104 years overdue: Book last checked out in 1919 returns to Minnesota library
Military service academies see drop in reported sexual assaults after alarming surge
Serbia and Croatia expel diplomats and further strain relations between the Balkan neighbors
Judge rules rapper A$AP Rocky must stand trial on felony charges he fired gun at former friend
Powerball winning numbers for Nov. 20 drawing: Jackpot rises over $300 million