Maintaining real sexual relations as a resource to “improve the chemistry” between two actors. That seemed to be the key for the late film producer Robert Evans. At least, that is what actress Sharon Stone has denounced, who identifies him with her first and last name as responsible for her having to have sexual relations with her co-star, Billy Baldwin.
The actress had already spoken about this dramatic episode previously in her memoirs, The Beauty of Living Twice (2021), but without naming the person involved. Now, in a recent conversation on Louis Theroux’s podcast, she dares to say who was responsible for everything she experienced during the filming of Sliver (1993).
The actress reveals that Evans urged her to have sexual relations with Billy Baldwin to improve their on-screen chemistry, since according to the producer, she was “responsible” for “correcting” the interpreter’s poor performance.
“[Evans] was running around his office in sunglasses explaining that he slept with Ava Gardner and that I should sleep with Billy Baldwin, because [then] his performance would improve,” reveals the actress, who also admits that she was “a jerk.” “.
“If I could sleep with Billy, then we would have chemistry on screen and we would save the movie. The real problem was me because I was very tense and not like a real actress who could just fuck him and get things back on track,” explained the actress, for then admit, “The real problem was that I was an idiot.”
The performer, who was at the height of her fame as a “sex-symbol” of the 90s for her performance in hits like Casino or Basic Instinct, believes that the studio bosses were truly responsible for the film’s failure due to their bad decisions. in the choice of cast.
“I didn’t have to fuck Michael Douglas. Michael could come to work and know how to hit those marks, do his part, rehearse and perform,” he reflects. “Now all of a sudden I’m in the ‘I have to fuck people’ business.”
Evans, leader of Paramount and well known as a Hollywood producer – he is responsible for such famous films as The Godfather and The Devil’s Seed – died in 2019 at the age of 89.
After those years, the actress was described as “difficult” and was never offered a prominent role again. According to her, Hollywood didn’t want her to be successful. “I never got a good role again for the rest of my life. I’m the invisible actress,” she says.
