Sharon Stone recently opened up about a troubling incident during the filming of the 1993 movie Sliver, in which she starred alongside Billy Baldwin. During an interview on Louis Theroux’s podcast, the actress shared details of an uncomfortable encounter with producer Robert Evans, who allegedly pressured her to sleep with Baldwin in order to improve their on-screen chemistry.

Stone, fresh off the success of Basic Instinct, recalled that the expectations surrounding Sliver were extremely high. “They expected me to bring home another big hit,” she said. However, the situation quickly turned sour when the studio, after initially approving her casting, suddenly revoked it and placed the blame on her for making poor decisions. “They made terrible mistakes in how they hired directors and cast the film,” Stone remarked.

The actress described a disturbing encounter with Evans that took place while she was supposed to be on set. She claimed that the producer invited her to his office, where she was left sitting on the floor of his office on outdated seventies and eighties-style couches. Evans allegedly told her, “I slept with Ava Gardner, and you should sleep with Billy Baldwin… because if I slept with Billy Baldwin, Billy Baldwin’s performance would get better.”

Stone reflected on the situation with a sense of disbelief, pointing out the stark contrast to her experience working with her Basic Instinct co-star Michael Douglas. “I didn’t have to f**k Michael Douglas,” she said, referring to the fact that no such pressure had been placed on her in that instance. In her memoir, The Beauty of Living Twice, Stone had previously written, “Nobody’s that good in bed,” in a nod to the absurdity of the request.

Despite the alleged comments from Evans, the situation did not lead to any further actions by Stone, and she went on to finish the film. Baldwin’s representatives have yet to comment on the allegations.

Stone’s revelations shed light on a troubling aspect of the film industry at the time, where women were often subjected to uncomfortable and unethical demands in the name of creating chemistry on-screen.