Shocking new revelations continue to emerge from the press tour of Michael Douglas’ memoirs. One Helluva RideAs the 82-year-old star finally addressed the decades-old rumor that he went to rehab for sex addiction.
speaking from london The Sunday TimesThe fatal Attraction The star denied that anything like this had happened.
Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones have been married since 2000. AP
“A British tabloid editor came up with this story, thank you very much for that, we’re talking about 82 years here,” he told the reporter, who was also British.
“It happens with newspapers and, well, I wouldn’t blame your country alone, but you’re probably better known for it than most people. It wasn’t true.”
This was not the only time he took aim at the reporter during the interview.
Douglas was an A-list leading man in the ’80s and ’90s, which made him very popular with the ladies, before settling down with wife Catherine Zeta-Jones in 2000.
In his book, he revealed that he had a secret affair with actress Kathleen Turner during filming romancing the stone Despite denying it for decades.
At the time, Douglas was separated from his then-wife Diandra Douglas and he claimed in the book that the two were having an extramarital affair at the time.
According to an excerpt published by, he wrote, “Kathleen was smart, funny and sexy and her deep, soulful voice became her hallmark.” People.
“I liked her immediately, and we were immediately attracted to each other… during the production of romancing the stoneKathleen and I fell in love with each other and began a relationship.
Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner in Romancing the Stone. 20th century Fox
The actor also claimed that he had dated five women before committing to Zeta-Jones.
But when the reporter asked about those revelations, Douglas became defensive.
“I was a healthy product of the 60s. My curiosity is, of all countries, of all the press I work for, why are Britons so preoccupied with sex issues?” He said.
He questioned the reporter’s own relationship status while responding to a question about his brief separation from Zeta-Jones in 2013.
He said, “I mean, I don’t know about your marital status, but marriage is a lot of work… We’re good. We’re in a good place. That’s all I can say.”
Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones with their actress daughter Carys in Cannes. getty
Douglas’s book has been making a lot of headlines recently, and not just for its surprising revelations about her sex life.
It includes sections about his famous father, actor Kirk Douglas, and three actor children — but don’t call any member of this Hollywood dynasty a Nepo baby.
Douglas criticized the label in the same interview. The Sunday TimesHaving said that, the tone of it is sarcastic, I’m really offended by it.