Sharon Stone Talks 'Basic Instinct' Pay Disparity & Disrespect on Set, Says Michael Douglass Made Millions More Than Her

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Sharon Stone has some less than fond memories from when she filmed Basic Instinct. The 65-year-old actress starred in the hit back in 1992 alongside Michael Douglas.

However, she shared that the pair were not paid anywhere near the same for the movie. During a recent appearance, Sharon discussed the disparity and revealed that someone involved with the project was disrespectful to her. Read more about Sharon Stone’s Basic Instinct memoires… “Michael Douglas made $14 million.

Now, I was new. I was new and he was a very big star,” Sharon recalled while attending the New York Women In Film & Television’s 43rd annual Muse Awards lunch, according to Page Six. Sharon previously revealed that she was only paid about $500,000 for the role in an essay published by InStyle. “I put in my contract that I could keep the clothes [from the movie].

People thought I was crazy, but the truth is I wasn’t getting paid much compared to my male co-star. I made $500,000; Michael made $14 million,” she wrote at the time.