GMB in excruciating awkward moment as A-lister shuts down Ed Balls and says 'I'd like to restart'
Good Morning Britain viewers were left cringing today after Sharon Stone shut down an awkward question from host Ed Balls. The A-lister appeared on the ITV show to be interviewed by the former MP and his co-host Kate Garraway.
Sharon, 66, spoke live from her home in Los Angeles and discussed swapping Hollywood roles for painting. Later in the chat, Ed, 57, asked the actress about Hollywood's Me Too movement and the claims she made about film producer Robert Evans.
Sharon previously alleged that Robert, who died in 2019, told her that if she was to sleep with Billy Baldwin while they worked on the 1993 film Silver, the pair's on-screen chemistry would be better. After she spoke out, Billy slammed Sharon on Twitter.
He wrote on X at the time: "Not sure why Sharon Stone keep talking about me all these years later? Does she still have a crush on me or is she still hurt after all these years because I shunned her advances?"
Ed brought up the claims on Thursday's GMB, asking the Basic Instinct actress: "Sharon, you are campaigning to improve mental health and support for people with the World Health Organization.
"There's been a huge change because of the Me Too movement, conviction of Harvey Weinstein, a different place now I hope the film industry in Los Angeles compared to when you were there.
"When you look back, on those early points in your career, the fact that the Hollywood producer Robert Evans advised you to have sex with your fellow lead William Baldwin on the 93 movie Sliver to improve his performance? When you look back on those times, how do you feel today about what producers said to you back then?"
Sharon immediately shut down Ed's question and accused him of "setting her up". She said: "Well, first of all, you're setting me up with the: 'Did you beat your wife yet' comment. So first of all, I'm not going to validate the statement that you just made as if it is true, so we're not going to do that, to start with. So I'd like to restart with a new question somewhere else."
Taking to Twitter, now known as X, TV viewers praised Sharon for her response. One person said: "What a nice interview but now ruined by asking a question from 20/25 years ago…that was just not needed."
A second penned: "Sharon Stone just put him in his place. #gmb Good for you, Sharon!" while another added: "Loving Sharon Stone, try again Ed… #GMB," while a third wrote: "Sharon Stone shutting Ed RIGHT down very eloquently. Liking this woman more and more... #gmb."
