Sharon Stone has recently spoken out about gender pay gap in the entertainment industry.
Speaking at the New York Women In Film & Television's 43rd annual Muse Awards lunch, Stone revealed that she was paid $13.5 million less than Michael Douglas on her 1992 movie Basic Instinct.
“Michael Douglas made $14 million. Now, I was new. I was new and he was a very big star,” said the Sliver actress.
Stone continued, “I only made $500,000 on the film.”
Recalling her early days of acting, Stone mentioned, “When I would go to the set there would be 300 men, and my hair and makeup and dressers were men, when I was doing explicit scenes.”
“It was all men and me. And sometimes I could ask the wardrobe supervisor, who may be a woman, if she wouldn’t mind staying on set while I did that,” stated the actress.
Stone added, “Things have changed, and there are women in film now, and I am really grateful.”