Sharon Stone doesn't think she received 'respect' because of her infamous Basic Instinct scene

Sharon Stone doesn't think she received "respect" because of her infamous Basic Instinct scene.

The 67-year-old actress can be seen in one scene in the 1992 exposing her private area as her alter ego Catherine Tramell crosses her legs in front of Michael Douglas' character Detective Nick Curran and other cops whilst she is interrogated, and while she noted the controversial moment "made [her] an icon", she has mixed feelings about it.

She told Business Insider: "It made me an icon, but it didn't bring me respect. But would I do it again? We don't get to make these choices in life. I don't participate in the fantasy world in this way."

Sharon alleged in her 2021 autobiography, The Beauty of Living Twice, that she was tricked into removing her underwear for the scene and hadn't seen the footage until a screening of the movie, but she now understands why director Paul Verhoeven was "scared" to show it to her.

She said: "I very much believe that none of us knew at the time what we were getting in regard to that shot, and when Paul got it, he didn't want to lose it, and he was scared to show me. And I get that."