Michael Douglas confirms he phoned his famous exes before dropping multiple relationship bombshells in new memoir One Helluva Ride.
Co-writer Shane Salerno revealed that the 82-year-old actor contacted former screen partners — including newlywed flames Jean Tripplehorn and Kathleen Turner — to make sure they were comfortable with the stories being shared.
Michael Douglas currently with Catherine Zeta-Jones, who they have been married to since 2000. getty
Salerno said the two-time Oscar winner was “incredibly protective” of the romance Douglas revealed during an interview. People.
“I didn’t call anybody out for the mark on your holster or anything like that,” Douglas told the publication.
“These are people I’ve had relationships with in my life.”
In his memoir, Douglas revealed that he had a secret affair with actress Turner, now 72, while shooting the 1984 blockbuster. romancing the stone Despite denying it for decades.
At the time, Douglas was separated from his then-wife Deandra Douglas, and he claimed in the book that the two of them had an extramarital affair during that period.
“The truth is that during production romancing the stoneKathleen and I had great love for each other,” Douglas continued.
Elsewhere in the memoir, Douglas also revealed a second secret romance with 1992 basic Instinct Co-star Tripplehorn, now 63.
Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner in Romancing the Stone. 20th century Fox
At the time the actor was married to Douglas (née Luker), the mother of his son Cameron, now 47.
“The truth is that I fell in love with Jean, despite our age difference of nearly 20 years,” Douglas wrote in his book. page six.
“In fact, I was officially ready to leave my wife for Jean. I was crazy about her.”
Douglas has revealed that he had a relationship with Basic Instinct co-star Jean Tripplehorn. Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
Michael Douglas in the 1992 thriller Basic Instinct. YouTube/@studiocanaluk
Douglas wrote that they ultimately decided not to end their marriage of nearly 20 years in order to jump into a more serious relationship.
“My relationship with Gene lasted until production, then we went our separate ways,” he recalled.
He thinks of Tripplehorn as a “wonderful actress and really brilliant woman” with whom he had the pleasure of spending time.
Michael and Diandra Douglas were married from 1977 to 2000. getty
Douglas and his former wife finalized their divorce in 2000. After their split, fatal Attraction The star has now tied the knot with wife Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Douglas and Zeta-Jones have welcomed son Dylan, 26, and daughter Carys, 23, together.