Basic Instinct director Paul Verhoeven denies 'tricking' Sharon Stone into THAT leg-crossing scene: 'She knew exactly what we were doing'
Basic Instinct director Paul Verhoeven, once again, insisted that Sharon Stone absolutely knew that her vulva-flashing moment would appear in his 1992 erotic thriller.
The 63-year-old Oscar nominee wrote in her memoir The Beauty of Living Twice, which dropped March 30, that she was told the audience wouldn't 'see anything' and she was tricked.
'"I just need you to remove your panties, as the white is reflecting the light, so we know you have panties on,"' Sharon wrote Paul told her on set.
Basic Instinct director Paul Verhoeven (R, pictured in 1991), once again, insisted that Sharon Stone absolutely knew that her vulva-flashing moment would appear in his 1992 erotic thriller
'Yes, there have been many points of view on this topic, but since I'm the one with the vagina in question, let me say: The other points of view are bulls***.'
The Dutch 82-year-old said Wednesday that his 'memory is radically different from Sharon's memory' and her version of the story is 'impossible.'
'She knew exactly what we were doing,' Verhoeven told Variety while promoting his new film Benedetta.
'I told her it was based on a story of a woman that I knew when I was a student who did the crossing of her legs without panties regularly at parties. When my friend told her we could see her vagina, she said, "Of course, that's why I do it!" Then Sharon and I decided to do a similar sequence.'
'The other points of view are bulls***': The 63-year-old Oscar nominee wrote in her memoir The Beauty of Living Twice, which dropped March 30, that she was told the audience wouldn't 'see anything' and she was tricked
Sharon wrote Paul told her on set: '"I just need you to remove your panties, as the white is reflecting the light, so we know you have panties on"'
'She knew exactly what we were doing': The Dutch 82-year-old (pictured in 2017) said Wednesday that his 'memory is radically different from Sharon's memory' and her version of the story is 'impossible'
Verhoeven told Variety: 'I told her it was based on a story of a woman that I knew when I was a student who did the crossing of her legs without panties regularly at parties. When my friend told her we could see her vagina, she said, "Of course, that's why I do it!" Then Sharon and I decided to do a similar sequence'
The César Award-winning producer added: 'That does not stand in the way and has nothing to do with the wonderful way that she portrayed Catherine Tramell. She is absolutely phenomenal. We still have a pleasant relationship and exchange text messages.'
Stone was reportedly paid $500K to portray the homicidal, bisexual author opposite Michael Douglas after a lengthy list of A-listers turned down the sexually-explicit part.
The Pennsylvania-born blonde even reprised her star-making role in Michael Caton-Jones's $70M-budget 2006 sequel, which scored a dismal 6% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and earned only $38.6M at the box office.
The César Award-winning producer added: 'That does not stand in the way and has nothing to do with the wonderful way that she portrayed Catherine Tramell. She is absolutely phenomenal. We still have a pleasant relationship and exchange text messages'
Stone was reportedly paid $500K to portray the homicidal, bisexual author opposite Michael Douglas after a lengthy list of A-listers turned down the sexually-explicit part
Flop: The Pennsylvania-born blonde even reprised her star-making role in Michael Caton-Jones's $70M-budget 2006 sequel, which scored a dismal 6% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and earned only $38.6M at the box office
And as recent as June 28, Sharon shared a snap of herself wearing little more than a black Basic Instinct T-shirt depicting the notorious leg-crossing scene.
Stone - who boasts 2.8M Instagram/Twitter followers - captioned her post: 'Been there, done that, got the T-shirt!'
On June 14, StudioCanal released the restored 30th anniversary edition of Paul's homage to Hitchcock, which came with three discs (including one on 4K).
'Been there, done that, got the T-shirt!' And as recent as June 28, Sharon shared a snap of herself wearing little more than a black Basic Instinct T-shirt depicting the notorious leg-crossing scene
Out now! On June 14, StudioCanal released the restored 30th anniversary edition of Paul's homage to Hitchcock, which came with three discs (including one on 4K)
