“I came out of that casting in tears, I felt humiliated. But once I got home I was told the role was mine. That was when the nightmare began” Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke worked alongside each other during the filming of “9½ weeks”, but although the film was a hit in movie theatres, it became a living nightmare for the actress who, because of her castmate, went through extreme situations that pushed the limits of her integrity.... | Icons

Kim Basinger had everything in life, but the spotlight ended up consuming her. The actress who rose to fame for her role in "9 1⁄2 Weeks" touched the sky when she won an Oscar years later. However, as the money and fame piled up, so did her eccentricities, and they ultimately ended up taking their toll on her. Basinger went so far as to buy an entire town to satiate her tastes. Her demands on set kept growing, and just when she thought no one could stop her... The money, the fame and the limelig

135K views · 307 reactions | Kim Basinger has wanted to be an actress since she was a child. However, many events in her life led her to become a very shy and withdrawn little girl. For a long time, her mother thought that she had some kind of serious problem. However, the truth hid a dark secret. | Icons + | Facebook