Michael Douglas Admits to Secret Relationship with Kathleen Turner 40 Years In the past, She Responds
Michael Douglas is opening up in regards to the secret relationship he had with Kathleen Turner over 40 years in the past.
The two-time Oscar-winning actor, now 82, says that he and Kathleen, now 72, turned lovers whereas engaged on the 1984 film Romancing the Stone. At the time, Michael was newly-separated from his then-wife Diandra Douglas.
In his new memoir, One Helluva Ride, Michael wrote about assembly Kathleen for the primary time and the way they fell for one another.
“Kathleen was sensible, humorous, and attractive with a deep, sultry voice that turned her signature. I immediately preferred her, and we had been instantly attracted to one another,” he wrote within the e book (by way of People).
He continued, “The chemistry I had with Kathleen Turner was so sturdy, audiences have been sure for years that we had been in a relationship collectively whereas making the movie. We each denied it via Romancing The Stone, Jewel of the Nile, War of the Roses, and even whereas doing press a couple of years in the past for The Kominsky Method.”
“The official story went as follows: Yes, we confessed, we had superb chemistry. Yes, we had been each, as Kathleen mentioned, ‘horrible flirts,’ and sure, we had been each tempted, however nothing ever occurred between us. That was a lie. It was a lie meant to guard my spouse and son, a lie we advised the planet for 40 years,” Michael mentioned.
He added, “The reality is that through the manufacturing of Romancing the Stone, Kathleen and I fell laborious for one another and started a relationship. It wasn’t a fly-by night time affair; it grew naturally from how carefully we had been working collectively, how a lot stress we had been underneath, how a lot we revered and cared for each other, and the way attracted we had been to one another. Like each different man within the planet on the time, I used to be knocked sideways by Kathleen….”
Ultimately, Michael and Kathleen‘s relationship ended when Diandra got here to set for a go to with their then-five-year-old son Cameron.
“Even although Diandra and I had been having main issues in our relationship, we had our personal son to consider. My mother and father’ divorce had actually harm me as a baby, and Cameron was proper about the identical age I used to be when my mother and father break up. After that go to, Kathleen and I ended issues, and I went again to Diandra. I did it for Cameron, however we shouldn’t have gotten again collectively. After that first break up it was by no means the identical between us ever once more,” Michael wrote.
Kathleen Turner responds to the story!
After the excerpt from the e book was launched, Kathleen dropped an announcement.
“Good heavens what a fuss about one thing 40 years in the past!” she advised People. “I really like Michael and I stay up for having fun with the e book.”
Kathleen made a rare public appearance earlier this yr.
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