Steven Seagal is no stranger to controversy. While he’s hailed as a martial arts icon, the actor has had a notorious reputation of getting embroiled in scandals. From bewildering stories of unprofessionalism to numerous misconduct allegations, Seagal has been at the top of endless gossip, albeit mostly foul. Owing to his problematic history, the Under Siege star has made more than a few enemies throughout his career, especially out of his co-workers.
Take Sharon Stone for instance, she did one movie with Seagal and had such an atrocious experience that fans never saw the two stars share a screen again.
Above the Law, also known as Nico: Above the Law, is a crime action film starring Steven Seagal as a former CIA agent, Nico Toscani, and Sharon Stone as Sara Toscani. The movie marked Seagal’s debut as an actor who also served as a co-producer on the project.
While Above the Law is by no means Seagal’s best work, it still turned out to be somewhat decent especially since it was his first time testing the waters of Hollywood. For his co-star though, it might as well have been one of her worst experiences ever.
Seagal, 71, has been infamously mentioned by innumerable actors and celebrities for being a an incredibly difficult person to work with. And as it turns out, Stone had the displeasure of witnessing the same firsthand while filming Above the Law.
In a 1999 interview with Movieline, when asked about her experience of collaborating with the Aikido expert, all Stone, 65, had to say was that “Steven Seagal is an individual who isn’t worth the ink it would take to write about him.” But for the most part, she was tight-lipped about it at large.
However, in her 2021 autobiography, The Beauty of Living Twice, Stone wrote, “When I worked with him on the movie Above the Law, he told me not to stand too close, as I was standing in his ‘chi.'”
Well, at least we know why we never saw them together on the screen again. Above the Law can be rented on Apple TV or Amazon Prime Video.
