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Sharon Stone says she was paid 'little bit of money' for 'Basic Instinct' while Michael Douglas earned $14 million

"I was in this weird limbo where I was suddenly famous, but didn't have any money," Stone said in a…

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Sharon Stone says she slapped 'Basic Instinct' director Paul Verhoeven after seeing her famous leg-crossing scene for the first time

During the famous scene in the 1992 erotic thriller, Stone's character isn't wearing any underwear …

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'Basic Instinct' director says Sharon Stone's recollection of that famous leg-crossing scene is 'impossible': 'She knew exactly what we were doing'

Paul Verhoeven told Variety that his memory of how the scene came together was "radically different…

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Sharon Stone says she can't stop the 'XXX cut' of 'Basic Instinct' from coming out even though she still believes its director exploited her

The actress revealed in her memoir that she was told by director Paul Verhoeven her crotch wouldn't…

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People thought Sharon Stone was taking drugs on the set of 'Basic Instinct,' but she was really having 'mini seizures'

The director told Sharon Stone that people thought she was "taking drugs at work." Nobody believed …

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The 21 best thrillers on Netflix right now

Titles include recent popular choices on the streaming giant such as the Keanu Reeves-starrer "Knoc…

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Sharon Stone thought she stabbed an actor to death while making 'Basic Instinct'

Stone reveals in her memoir that in the opening sex scene her co-star passed out due to her hitting…

Jason Guerrasio   


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Sharon Stone shared her 'Basic Instinct' audition tape, and it's as sinister as you'd think

In the 1992 film, Stone plays Catherine Tramell, an author whose books are eerily similar to c…

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Neuroscientist: Donald Trump's meteoric rise can be explained by 4 basic human instincts

"Ted Cruz: '…we will hunt down and kill the terrorists.' Donald Trump: 'These are people that want…

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Sharon Stone says she was paid just $500,000 for her role in 'Basic Instinct' while Michael Douglas earned $14 million

The actor said that she made $13.5 million less than her male costar for her role as novelist-turne…

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Sharon Stone says she lost custody of her son because of her 'Basic Instinct' nude scene and developed health issues: 'It broke my heart'

In her memoir, Sharon Stone said she slapped the director after seeing the nudity in the interrogat…

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FIFA president Sepp Blatter floats theory that racism is natural

Tens of thousands of years have passed but the basic instinct has remained, the researchers say. If…

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After 4 years of timidity, Facebook and Twitter are finally taking basic steps to curb Trump's worst instincts

It has taken years for the platforms to figure out how to deal with incendiary language when it com…

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This passage from 'The Martian' gives us hope for Paris and for the world

If a hiker gets lost in the mountains, people will coordinate a search. If a train crashes, people …

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An agent once told Sharon Stone she wanted to throw her 'down the flight of stairs'

Sharon Stone eventually signed with the agent - Eileen Ford, who cofounded the agency Ford Models w…

Jacob Sarkisian   


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8 creepy-sexy film noir flicks you can watch on Netflix right now

Fast forward to today: you can peruse 100 of the most iconic film noir flicks from the past century…

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The 7 deadly sins of private equity

Decades of experience and common sense quickly disappear when professional investors are confronted…

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Sharon Stone said a producer asked her to sleep with a costar to improve their on-screen chemistry

In her new memoir, Stone details several exploitative incidents in her career, including being aske…

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