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Sharon Stone<\/a> is doing what she can to help support a young artist she respects very much — <\/span>Austin Butler<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n The actress came out to <\/span>the premiere of Butler’s new film, The Bikeriders<\/em><\/a>, at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Monday, and spoke with ET’s Nischelle Turner about her instant bond with the young <\/span>Elvis<\/span><\/em> star.<\/span><\/p>\n “I really adore Austin. I think he’s such a great kid and I love the way he’s coming on in his career,” Stone shared with a smile. “I think it’s wonderful.”<\/span><\/p>\n Butler shared similar sentiments while speaking with ET at Monday’s premiere, recalling his first real meeting with Stone at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n “We have a really special connection, because when <\/span>Elvis<\/span><\/em> premiered in Cannes, she was sitting right in front of me,” Butler recalled fondly.<\/span><\/p>\n “I was at the <\/span>Elvis<\/span><\/em> premiere and, I have to say, I’ve been in a lot of premieres, I’ve been a lot of premieres in Cannes, and this is the only time I saw what happened to me happen to someone else,” Stone said, referring to Butler’s meteoric rise to superstardom. “It was so incredible to witness this happen to another person, and I just wanted to make sure that he had someone that he knew he could count on no matter what, because it’s not easy to hold onto the rocket.”<\/span><\/p>\n “I really do, I love that kid, and I really believe in him,” she continued. “I know what his journey and destiny looks like and I want to make sure he’s cool.”<\/span><\/p>\n As Butler and Stone both explained, she’s routinely kept in touch and checked in on him since they first met, as she feels somehow protective.<\/span><\/p>\n “Well, when this thing happens to you, it’s a very specific thing and it’s a light that comes on in you and others see it and people appreciate it,” Stone said of Butler’s intangible “it” factor. “At the same time, people envy it and they can become very cruel about it and it’s a hard thing to walk with grace and and it’s really important that you walk it with honesty and sincerity.”<\/span><\/p>\n