Sharon Stone ‘had zero money,’ lost $18 million after near-death stroke: ‘People took advantage of me’
nypost.comsuffered a stroke in 2001.The “Basic Instinct” actress, 66, opened up about how her finances took a hit following the health crisis that required seven years of recovery in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published Tuesday. “People took advantage of me over that time,” Stone said. “I had $18 million saved because of all my success, but when I got back into my bank account, it was all gone.
My refrigerator, my phone — everything was in other people’s names.”“I had zero money,” she added.Stone suffered a nine-day brain bleed, which resulted in a 1 percent chance of survival.
She claimed last year that doctors thought she was “faking it” and nearly sent her home before reevaluating her and sending her into brain surgery.The whole ordeal forced the Oscar nominee to step away from acting for two years.Despite the hardship, Stone said that she wasn’t bitter about what happened to her.“I decided to stay present and let go,” she explained to THR. “I decided not to hang onto being sick or to any bitterness or anger.
If you bite into the seed of bitterness, it never leaves you. But if you hold faith, even if that faith is the size of a mustard seed, you will survive.”“So, I live for joy now,” Stone added. “I live for purpose.”The “Casino” actress also said that the stroke changed her forever.“A Buddhist monk told me that I had been reincarnated into my same body.
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