Sharon Stone recalls unconscious after 'hit from behind' in harrowing account
The actress said she chose not to pursue legal action due to the time passed
Sharon Stone has revealed she was once violently attacked in an incident that went undiagnosed for years, saying she later learned through medical scans that she had suffered serious internal injuries.
The 68-year-old actress shared the account during an appearance on The Person Who Believed In Me podcast, where she described being struck from behind in an assault that left her unconscious.
Stone said she regained consciousness on the floor with no clear memory of what had happened, recalling that her surroundings were in disarray when she woke up.
“I was hit from behind… I woke up unconscious on the floor,” she said, adding that she did not fully understand the extent of her injuries until years later.
According to Stone, the true nature of the incident only came to light roughly a decade afterward, during a medical evaluation at a neck and spine clinic in Marina del Rey, where she sought treatment for chronic pain in her neck and shoulders.
She explained that after undergoing imaging tests, doctors discovered significant damage that had not been previously identified.
“The doctor came in and said, ‘We’re not going to be able to do this surgery,’” she recalled. “Your thoracic rib cage is all fractured and scarred back together. It’s clear that you were attacked and that what happened to you was a felony.”
Stone said she was told the injuries were consistent with a violent assault, something she had not been aware of at the time of the original incident.
The Basic Instinct star said she did not publicly identify the alleged attacker, though she confirmed that the matter was reported at the time.
She also said she ultimately chose not to pursue legal action due to the passage of time and her position in the public eye.
Despite having what she described as sufficient circumstantial evidence, Stone said she did not want the incident to define her legacy.
When asked whether she considered the attack to be domestic violence, she declined to comment further.