Sharon Stone Reveals Decade‑Old Assault and Injuries

Actress Sharon Stone has revealed she was the victim of a violent assault that resulted in serious, previously undiagnosed injuries she only understood a decade after the attack occurred. Speaking on the podcast The Person Who Believed in Me with CBS correspondent David Begnaud, the Oscar-nominated star described being struck from behind, losing consciousness, and waking up in her home to a scene of disarray.

Stone recalled waking up on the floor with no memory of how she got there. Furniture had been moved, and items from a coffee table were scattered across the room. She said the full extent of what happened did not become clear to her until years later when she sought medical treatment for persistent neck and shoulder pain at a clinic in Marina Del Rey.

Doctors there, believing her pain was due to arthritis, conducted X-rays in preparation for injections. A physician then informed her that the imaging revealed her thoracic rib cage was fractured and had scarred back together. The doctor told her the injuries were consistent with a felony-level assault and urged her to report the crime.

Stone confirmed that the incident was reported to authorities. When asked by Begnaud, she...