When Sharon Stone paid Leonardo DiCaprio’s salary after the studio refused to film him!

Talk about a plot twist! Sharon Stone dropped a bombshell with her new memoir, The Beauty of Living Twice. She paid Leonardo DiCaprio’s salary out of her own pocket to make sure he got the part in The Fast and the Dead and the studio wasn’t having it. Leo almost didn’t get the role that helped launch his career because the studio thought he was too unknown. But Stone was not going to give it up.

So, here’s the info: DiCaprio held his audition and Stone was sold. She even mentions how Leo ruined the scene where he begged his “father” to love him as he was dying. “He was the only one who came in and cried,” she said. But TriStar Pictures didn’t see it that way. They all said, “Why unknown, Sharon? Why are you shooting yourself in the foot?” They didn’t have it. And that’s when Stone decided to make a powerful move: “If you want him, you can pay him out of your paycheck,” the studio told her. And guess what? She did. Straight-up made sure Leo got the part no matter what.

But it did not stop there. Stone also had to fight for the director – Sam Raimi, behind the films “The Evil Dead” and “Army of Darkness”. The studio said, “He’s a B-movie director, Sharon, come on.” Stone did not back down. She convinced them that Raimi would work “almost for free” and he agreed. It was about making something happen when no one else believed in it.

The Fast and the Dead saw DiCaprio go from teenage heartthrob to full-fledged star, and Stone’s fight for him paid off. And the whole Raimi thing? Yes, that turned out to be genius too.

Fast-forward further into the memoir, and Stone spills the tea on the whole “actress as producer” thing. Getting a producer credit often feels like a “vanity deal” where you’re being paid to stay out of the way. Stone says, “Not happening. I like to work within the framework of the law.” Classic Sharon, right?

In short, Stone’s memoir is a behind-the-scenes look at the hustle and bustle of Hollywood. She wasn’t afraid to stand up for what she believed in and made sure that both DiCaprio and Raimi got their chance. So the next time you see Leo on screen, you’ll know that Sharon Stone has had his back since day one.

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