Sharon Stone has drawn questions online after asking Ashley Judd to delete an Instagram post expressing solidarity with people who say they survived sexual assault, without publicly explaining the request.
Judd shared the video on Monday, 5 October, with a message co-signed by fellow members of Kappa Kappa Gamma's Beta Chi chapter at the University of Kentucky, where she was a student and member of the sorority.
The women addressed those they remembered as having been sexually assaulted by men at fraternity houses during their university years. They said they had spent nearly four decades wondering what happened to the women and remembering accounts of assaults whose trauma had been suppressed or denied.
Stone responded in the comments by asking Judd to delete the post. Some social media users questioned why Stone wanted it removed. Stone did not publicly explain her reason for the request.
Judd Addresses Women She Says Were Harmed in Greek Life
Judd's message said the former sorority members remembered women they said had been harmed but did not know all of their names or what happened to them afterwards.
The group said those women were owed justice, support and repair. The message also distinguished a survivor's choice to remain anonymous from institutional silence that can prevent accountability.
Judd and the other signatories did not identify the fraternities involved in the decades-old accounts. They said naming specific organisations could provide clues that social media users might use to identify women who had never chosen to make their experiences public.
The message urged current and former members of Greek organisations to consider women they knew who said they had been harmed and how institutions and peers responded. The University of Kentucky said it supports survivors and encourages anyone who experiences sexual misconduct to report it and seek university resources.
Cornell Case Brings Assault Allegations Back Into Focus
Judd's post referenced the current Cornell case alongside memories of women she and her former sorority sisters said had been sexually assaulted decades earlier.
A former Cornell University student identified in court documents as Jane Doe filed a civil lawsuit on 14 September 2026 accusing seven members of Cornell's Chi Phi fraternity of drugging and sexually assaulting her at the fraternity house in October 2024, when she was 20. The allegations have not been proven in court, and no criminal charges have been filed against the seven men. Some of the defendants have denied wrongdoing.
Cornell's disciplinary process resulted in two students being expelled, two being suspended for at least two semesters, one having graduated before punishment could be imposed and two being found not responsible for sexual misconduct, university President Michael Kotlikoff said. The university permanently closed the Chi Phi chapter.
No criminal charges were initially filed after the woman reported the incident to Cornell University Police in November 2024. The criminal investigation was reopened on 28 September amid renewed scrutiny, and New York Attorney General Letitia James was later appointed special prosecutor.
Stone has not publicly explained the request, and neither Stone nor Judd has publicly addressed the reason for the exchange.
