Sharon Stone has opened up about a physical assault from around a decade ago that ultimately left her with a fractured rib cage.
Now 68, Stone has long been candid about her life beyond the spotlight, as well as reflecting on some of the roles and moments that made her a household name.
She recently spoke on CBS News’ David Begnaud’s The Person Who Believed in Me podcast, where she described a frightening incident that resulted in her needing medical care.
The actor said: “I don’t know how much I can tell about this. I was hit from behind. I was unconscious on the floor. The two couches were sideways. The coffee table was all over the place. It was sort of upside down. Everything that had been on the coffee table was all over the floor and I didn’t know how I got there.”
Although she did not identify the person responsible, Stone explained that she didn’t fully understand the extent of the injuries until years later.
It was persistent pain in her neck and shoulders that eventually led her to seek further medical advice.
“I went to a clinic because I was having a lot of problems with the back of my neck and my shoulders were so sore and I went to a neck and spine clinic in Marina Del Rey and they had given me propofol and they’d done a lot of X-rays of my front and back and all this stuff,” Stone continued.
She said doctors initially believed they were dealing with arthritis-related issues and were preparing a treatment plan after taking extensive imaging of her upper body.
“They were going to do some kind of injections into what they thought was arthritis in my neck and shoulders, and they had done all these preliminary X-rays of my thoracic rib cage and my neck and my shoulders and my spine and the doctor came in and he’s like, ‘We’re not going to be able to do this surgery.'”
Stone continued: “I was like, ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about.’ And he’s like, ‘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.'”
While she said she would not reveal the attacker publicly, Stone indicated that the matter was reported and that her representatives took all appropriate steps at the time.
“I had the opportunity to press charges, but because it had been a decade and because I’m a public figure, I decided not to,” Stone added.