Shocked, Stone says she “slapped Paul across the face” and proceeded to call her lawyer. Of course, as anyone who has seen the famous clip knows, the actress’s crotch is in fact visible, something Stone claims she only realized upon seeing the film for the first time during a preview screening. Stone writes she was told, “We can’t see anything - I just need you to remove your panties, as the white is reflecting the light, so we know you have panties on.”
According to Stone, she was originally wearing underwear during the scene and was assured her crotch wouldn’t be visible after expressing reluctance to remove the underwear when asked to do so by director Paul Verhoeven. In an excerpt from Stone’s forthcoming memoir published by Vanity Fair on Thursday, the actress writes about filming the scene that would go on to become one of the most famous in movie history.
The world got a full view of Sharon Stone in a certain iconic leg-crossing scene from Basic Instinct, but nearly 30 years later, the actress says she was unaware viewers would be seeing as much as they did.
