The actress revealed that the movie had a severe impact on her personal life, including the loss of custody of her child ten years after the film's release.
During the custody hearing, the judge allegedly asked Stone's child if he knew that his mother made "*** movies," causing the actress to feel emotionally abused by the system. She expressed her frustration with the fact that she was considered an inadequate parent solely because of her role in the film.
Stone also pointed out the irony that people can now be seen walking around without clothes on regular TV, while she lost custody of her child for a brief moment of possible nudity in the movie. The stress of the situation even led her to seek medical attention at the Mayo Clinic due to extra heartbeats.
In 2000, Stone adopted her son Roan, and she believed that her partial custody loss in 2004 during her divorce from Phil Bronstein was due to her role in "Basic Instinct." She expressed how heartbroken she was about the situation and how it affected her for years, leading to her struggling to function and sleeping every afternoon.
Stone later reflected on the custody loss in her 2021 memoir, where she discussed how she felt punished for challenging the traditional portrayal of women in Hollywood.
