Once upon a time, it would have seemed inconceivable to think that former Hollywood A-list actress Sharon Stone would have trouble finding a date. But as the saying goes—celebrities, they’re just like us!—which is why, in 2019, Ms. Stone has likewise turned to apps to seek romance.
Unfortunately, as yet another saying goes, fame comes not without a price—which is why the Basic Instinct star ran into a bit of trouble while trying to use the dating website Bumble, due to the fact of her literally being Sharon Stone.
“I went on the @bumble dating sight and they closed my account,” Stone tweeted late Sunday night. “Some users reported that it couldn’t possibly be me! Hey @bumble, is being me exclusionary?”
“Don’t shut me out of the hive,” she added, including a screenshot informing her that she had been blocked on suspicion that her profile was a fake.
https://twitter.com/sharonstone/status/1211539438167187458
Suffice to say, people were not without sympathy for her predicament, as many others on Twitter jumped into the fray to demand justice for Sharon Stone … and her deactivated Bumble account. Can a woman live, for heck’s sake??
https://twitter.com/ayoedebiri/status/1211523519705534464
https://twitter.com/ira/status/1211545783461269504
https://twitter.com/gohomeben/status/1211528714909093888
Others responded with humor. “Imagine finding Sharon Stone on bumble but you decide to report her account instead of shooting your shot,” accurately wrote one user.
Imagine finding Sharon Stone on bumble but you decide to report her account instead of shooting your shot https://t.co/XNTh7WLjaR
— Hesham Esmail (@Etshhh) December 30, 2019
With just minutes left on the clock, Sharon Stone sneaks in with the most 2019 story of 2019. https://t.co/x6sbAoSToW
— Ned Ehrbar (@nedehrbar) December 30, 2019
https://twitter.com/ava/status/1211543362542555139
Sharon Stone and I are both getting no action on Bumble. https://t.co/gWQRleLMG4
— Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 (@cmclymer) December 30, 2019
Comedienne Nicole Byer also had some sympathetic words for Stone. “Sharon Stone and I will find love in 2020,” she tweeted. “When prayers go up the blessings cum down…”
Sharon Stone and I will find love in 2020. When prayers go up the blessings cum down… https://t.co/JSDhhHuDAE
— Nicole Byer aka peppa pig slut (@nicolebyer) December 30, 2019
But as fate would have it, the editorial director for Bumble, Clare O’Connor, saw Stone’s plea for help and jumped in to save the day.
“We’re on the case. Trust us, we *definitely* want you in the Hive,” O’Connor. “We’ll get back to you ASAP.”
https://twitter.com/Clare_OC/status/1211572546220494849
And it didn’t take long for her to rectify the situation. Not long after, O’Connor updated that she had found Stone’s account and that justice had been restored—noting that her account had been unlocked and that it wouldn’t happen again.
“You can get back to Bumbling! Thanks for bearing with us and hope you find your honey,” she added.
https://twitter.com/Clare_OC/status/1211579175829692418
Godspeed, Ms. Stone—2020 is a whole other decade!
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