Sharon Stone Made SO MUCH LESS Than Michael Douglas For Basic Instinct! Insane!!

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Another day, another unfortunate story of the gender wage gap… Sharon Stone rose to international superstardom when she portrayed Catherine Tramell in 1992’s hit erotic thriller Basic Instinct, but despite becoming a household name through her work in the Paul Verhoeven flick, she didn’t get paid nearly as much as you’d expect.

She had already made a bit of a name for herself through television commercials and various films throughout the 80s, including Irreconcilable Differences and Cold Steel, but the several roles she had under her belt didn’t help her pay. Related: Sharon Lost Custody Of Her Son Over Raunchy Role The 65-year-old said earlier this month in a speech at the Women’s Cancer Fund‘s fundraiser she’s lost “half” of her money during the Silicon Valley Bank collapse — and apparently it’s not the first time she’s been short-charged.

On Tuesday at the New York Women In Film & Television’s 43rd annual Muse Awards luncheon, she told TV execs about the absolutely ridiculous pay differences between her and Basic Instinct co-star Michael Douglas: Only $500k for a leading role?

Compared to Michael’s $14 million?! Whoa… Not only was she not paid as much as she deserved, apparently Paul kept calling her “Karen” by mistake: Ugh.