'I've seen it all': Sharon Stone's powerful reflection on sexual harassment in Hollywood"

In a moment as searing as her performances on screen, Hollywood veteran Sharon Stone scoffed at a man's question on sexual harassment in a stark retelling of the trials she's faced in her 40-year career.

In a 2018 interview with CBS correspondent Lee Cowan, Stone was posed a question regarding whether she had ever faced sexual harassment in her 40-year-long career. Stone's response? A biting, 10-second-long laugh.

The video does not show the question, but her answer says it all: "Yes, you silly man, of course I have." Stone's ensuing laughter is a bittersweet testament to the ludicrousness of the question. In an industry notorious for its unfair treatment of women, did the correspondent genuinely doubt she'd been a victim?

Cowan squirms, unsure if her laugh is of nervousness or incredulity. "You're laughing but I- I don't know if that's a nervous laugh? Or [an] 'Are you kidding me, of course I was' laugh." Cowan questions. Stone's reply, void of any apprehension, speaks volumes.

Delivering her response with the kind of firm condescension one earns after a lengthy and challenging career, Stone stated, "I've been in this business for 40 years, Lee. Can you imagine the business I stepped into 40 years ago? Looking like I look? From nowhere Pennsylvania? I didn't come here with any protection."

"I've seen it all." she concludes. And her matter-of-fact delivery is nothing short of chilling, an eye-opening reminder of the darker side of Hollywood glamour.

As we look back on this raw and candid conversation, we remember the path Sharon Stone has tread in her career, a path riddled with trials that she has met head-on with courage and resilience.

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