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Sharon Stone says SNL boss Lorne Michaels ‘saved my life’ by fighting off protesters during live monologue

Sharon Stone says 'SNL' boss Lorne Michaels 'saved my life' by helping restrain protestors who interrupted her 1992 appearance: 'I was doing this live monologue while they were beating up and handcuffing people at my feet.'

She said the stage manager told her to pause for five seconds — though she thought they meant five minutes — and then the live show continued. Versions of the monologue on SNL' s official YouTube and in the episode streaming on Peacock appear to use footage from the dress rehearsal, as one account of the live version says the monologue was audibly interrupted by the protesters, who could be heard chanting, "Fight AIDS, not women!" Whatever the reasons for the protest, Stone claimed Michaels, who was on hand because he was part of the opening monologue, quickly jumped into action.

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