has felt "abandoned" and "neglected" by for "a long long time" - and has shrugged off the negative attacks over her Sliver scandal. The superstar "grew a thick skin" over years because of how she has been treated to ignore the haters and "live with her truth - no matter who it p***es off." Stone believes that after she fell out of the spotlight in the noughties, many studios and major decision makers dismissed her as a potential screen star. And the friend of the Basic Instinct star, who alleged Sliver producer Robert Evans asked her to sleep with her co-star Billy Baldwin, feels she will not be surprised by her claims being "brushed away and disregarded". The pal calls Sharon a "survivor" and "tour de force", who has done so much work for
Hollywood related charities and good causes for many decades..with very little recognition. Baldwin lashed out at Stone's comments on X claiming Stone is lying because she has “a crush” on him and “is still hurt after all these years” because he supposedly rejected her. The
Los Angeles friend said: "Sharon didn't go on Louis Theroux's podcast to gain publicity or notoriety, but simply to address her truth and present her story. "It is something that a few in her inner circle have known about for years. It was always her story to tell when she felt it was right. Sharon is also quite a private person too. "People forget she could have gone public during Me Too and made a bigger splash and certainly would have had the backing of the biggest female stars in the world at that time. People forgot she stood side by the side with those actresses on the red carpet at the 2018
Golden Globes. "And while many around her raise eyebrows and are disappointed that she is not believed, she takes it in her stride. She has felt Hollywood studio heads, agencies and production companies who she made millions of dollars for in the 90s have tossed her aside. It's a feeling of very old school Hollywood, the hottest
Actress for a moment gets discarded and almost blotted out of minds. So having lived that, she is not shocked that others in the industry have not leapt to her defense over Evans conduct. " The friend continued: "Sharon is a terrific mom to her kids, supportive and utterly invested in their welfare. "She has done her best to protect them from any negative impact from her Hollywood life. Without stating the obvious they grew up with some kids referencing her as the 'sex siren' from Basic Instinct. "And she supports so many good causes, often without fanfare, across the city and country. Often to make things more obnoxious, many power players and their partners work alongside Sharon in those fields - and they never seem to stand up for her and have her back. Yet she still continues with her work and ploughs so much effort into it. "But she is also outspoken and happy to express her views frankly, which have been the polar opposite to the attitudes of some major names in Hollywood. That can hamper your position in the business. But she sticks to her guns." Stone also has been at "odds" with the business over her treatment in 2001. She felt "tossed aside with the garbage" after suffering a stroke which impacted her motor skills. The friend declared: "That was tough. She went from being a lauded, Oscar nominated fine actress and creative to a woman considered 'gone for good' . "It did hurt and her recovery physically also prompted her to develop an extraordinary thick skin and mindset of living her life on her own terms. "She felt abandoned by the business she had made so much money for. But she lives her life on her own terms and will continue to do so. Many of us believe that she has a huge comeback story ahead with a film role to show Hollywood what it has been missing."