Sharon Stone has claimed in several interviews over the years that Paul Verhoeven asked her to remove her underwear for the leg-crossing scene, as he said they were too bright and reflected at the camera. Stone agreed to do so, under the assumption that her genitals wouldn't be shown. It was only at an early preview that Stone discovered Verhoeven chose to use this specific shot. Stone was mainly cross with Verhoeven for not discussing the matter with her beforehand, but decided to let the scene go without changes, as she felt this conformed with her movie character. However, over the years, Verhoeven has repeatedly shared his version of the conflict, which is that he discussed the leg-crossing shot with Stone beforehand over dinner, as it was important for showing Catherine Tramell's free-spirited nature and her constant drive to toy with people. Stone was reportedly excited about the idea and shot the scene. However, during the early preview, her agents supposedly disapproved of the scene, fearing it would harm her future career. According to Verhoeven, Stone then radically changed her mind and demanded that he remove the shot, which he ultimately refused. Stone once again claimed she knew nothing about the scene in her memoir released in March 2021. When asked about it soon after, Verhoeven again defended himself, saying that Stone was even invited to a preview screening and saw that her crotch was indeed visible. Stone said she did see the preview but was shocked by her crotch being seen and even slapped Verhoeven because of it. He added, "She knew exactly what we were doing. I told her over dinner that it was based on a story of a woman whom I knew when I was a student, who did the crossing of her legs without panties regularly at parties. When my friend told her we could see her vagina, she said, 'Of course, that's why I do it.' Then Sharon and I decided to do a similar sequence." Verhoeven has also repeatedly asserted that despite the controversy, he and Stone remain on good terms and there is no bad blood between them; they just remember things differently.

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