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Sharon Stone describes her harsh reality – since she suffered a stroke in 2001, the actress has claimed that she has been sidelined by Hollywood.
In her opening remarks as host of the “Raising Our Voices” luncheon given by The Hollywood Reporter, Stone admitted that, like others in the room, she too is “a person with a diversity problem.”
“I had a stroke in 2001. I had a 1% chance of survival. I had a brain hemorrhage for nine days. I recovered seven years and have not had a job since. My contract has changed. I have a maximum of 14 hours bye. When it first happened, I didn’t want to tell anyone because, you know, if something goes wrong with you, you’re out. Something went wrong with me: I’ve been out for 20 years,” she stated .
“I didn’t have a job. I was a really big movie star at one point in my life. I broke a lot of glass ceilings with the top of my head,” she admitted.
Sharon Stone openly discussed the importance of diversity in Hollywood and government at the Raising Our Voices luncheon hosted by The Hollywood Reporter. (Michael Kovac/The Hollywood Reporter)
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Stone, whose career boomed in the ’90s with roles in “Basic Instinct” and “Casino,” revolves primarily around activism, explaining that being a diverse person can mean many things.
“Diversity can mean more than one thing. Diversity can be an injury. Diversity can be the color of your skin. Diversity can mean standing up for yourself. If you are diverse, you should demand a position in this industry. We are here to raise our voice to demand for you. We demand that you be seen. We demand that you be heard,” she said passionately to the crowd. “I would have loved to be heard, but since I wasn’t, I decided to work so you could be heard.”
“I have spent the past 20 plus years working for the World Health Organization, working for the United Nations, working for governments around the world. So that you can be heard. It is important to me that your diversity is not wiped out by this anti-woke bulls —idea in our country,” she added.
Sharon Stone shared how her 2001 stroke hampered her acting career. (Michael Kovac/The Hollywood Reporter)
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“This democratic experiment means a lot. It means a lot… The extreme pushing of a controlled government society, whatever you want to call it, whatever people want to label it, is also an experiment. It doesn’t mean it’s happening. It means that it’s an experiment to see if you’ll eat it. Are you eating a controlled government? Are you eating a controlled studio system? What will you eat? Or will you stand up and be counted? Raise your voice, please,” she concluded to her audience.
Stone, 65, has not wavered from airing her grievances with the industry in the past.
Sharon Stone denounced the “anti-woke bulls—” who sought to eliminate diversity from Hollywood and beyond. (Stefanie Keenan/The Hollywood Reporter)
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In her speech, Stone also suggested that her demands for fair treatment are costing her jobs.
“I want to tell you it hurt. It hurt to get paid. It hurt to fight studio heads. It hurt to set boundaries – boundaries about who could come in my trailer and what they might ask — boundaries about the fact that I didn’t want to sign my contract in my makeup trailer the day I started a show,” she said.
“It hurt to say that like any company, I had the option to have my attorney read my contract and not have to start the show by signing my unread contract in the makeup trailer. This got me caused a lot of problems in the company. Because of this I was not hired.”
Caroline Thayer is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Follow Caroline Thayer on Twitter at @carolinejthayer. Story tips can be sent to [email protected].
