Michael Douglas has admitted having an affair with his co-star after 40 years.
The 82-year-old actor has admitted to having a secret affair with Kathleen Turner while he was still married to his first wife, Deandra Luker, in the 1980s.
Douglas writes in her upcoming memoir that the pair were filming together for the 1984 film Romancing the Stone when their relationship began. This short-lived affair ended when Douglas’s wife became suspicious and confronted Turner, now 72.
Douglas and Turner kept their relationship a secret for more than four decades, but it came to light in her memoir, One Helluva Ride.
In a quote published in People Magazine, Douglas said that his marriage was “in a bad place” and that he and Turner found themselves “instantly attracted to each other” on the set.
Douglas and Turner appeared in three films together, including War of the Roses in 1989 – Flixpix/ Alamy Stock Photo
Turner was unmarried and Douglas was separated from his wife, but not divorced, having already had an affair with the film’s screenwriter, Diane Thomas.
Writing in the book, Douglas, who starred with Turner in three films during the 1980s, said: “Kathleen and I never had any disagreements. We found each other first as friends, then as co-stars, and finally as lovers.
“After a tiring day of shooting in the jungle, we’d go out and have a meal, or go out with the group and then I’d sneak into her hotel room after everyone went to sleep. There were no cameras in the elevators, no assistants using cell phones to take pictures.”
‘Suspicious’ wife confronts Turner
However, the affair ended when Douglas’s wife, Deandra, arrived on set with their 5-year-old son, Cameron, and “became suspicious”.
“A woman’s intuition, I guess,” he wrote. “At some point, she was alone with Kathleen and he made it clear to her that we were still married. Her view of the terms of our separation was different from mine. This gave Kathleen pause. She didn’t want to interfere.
“Even though Deandra and I had major problems in our relationship, we had our son to think about. My parents’ divorce hurt me a lot as a child, and Cameron was right about the same age when my parents separated. After that meeting, Kathleen and I ended things, and I went back to Deandra.”
The couple eventually divorced in 1995, and Douglas Married to Catherine Zeta-JonesWelsh actress, since 2000.
Douglas and turner Kept the relationship a secret for over 40 years and previously said they only had strong feelings for each other.
Responding to Douglas’s description of her affair, Turner said: “Oh my God, there’s so much fuss about something [that happened] 40 years ago! I love Michael and look forward to enjoying this book.”
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