Hollywood millionaire Sharon Stone launched a blistering critique of American voters at the Torino Film Festival, characterizing them as “uneducated” and “ignorant” while citing low passport ownership rates among her criticisms.
The 66-year-old “Basic Instinct” star delivered her pointed remarks during a press event in Turin, targeting what she described as an “arrogant adolescent” America following the recent presidential election. “We are in our ignorant, arrogant adolescence,” Stone declared, specifically noting that “80 percent” of Americans don’t have passports.
“Americans who don’t travel, who 80 percent don’t have a passport, who are uneducated, are in their extraordinary naivete,” Stone said, comparing America’s relative youth to Italy’s long historical experience with political movements.
The millionaire actress, who earlier this year pledged to leave America for Europe if Donald Trump won the election, expanded her criticism to include warnings about “dangerous, violent men.” Stone had previously announced plans to purchase a house in Italy, calling it “an intelligent construct at this time” in response to political developments.
Her nearly three-minute commentary drew swift backlash on social media, with critics labeling her comments as elitist. “Hollywood elite are out of touch and have become irrelevant,” one user posted on X, formerly Twitter. Another observed that her attitude “is exactly why Americans voted for Trump – he stood up for everyday people ignored by these self-proclaimed experts.”
“I guess she hasn’t heard. We don’t give a rats a** about Hollywood anymore, esp an irrelevant has been,” another social media user added to the chorus of criticism.
Stone had previously characterized the current political climate as “one of the first times in my life that I’ve actually seen anyone running for office on a platform of hate and oppression.”
