Michael Douglas is done staying quiet. In a new interview with The Sunday Times tied to his memoir One Helluva Ride, the 82-year-old actor shut down the long-running rumor that he went to rehab for sex addiction in the 1990s. Douglas says the story came from a British tabloid editor and was never true, adding that he’s still surprised it’s a topic of conversation at this point in his life.
The interview also delivered some genuine reveals. Douglas confirmed that Catherine Zeta-Jones asked for monogamy before they married, prompting him to end things with five other women. He also writes about secretly dating Kathleen Turner while filming Romancing the Stone, and Turner has already responded, calling the whole thing“a fuss about something 40 years ago.”
Whether you’re here for the memoir, the marriage insights, or the 1980s movie set drama, Douglas is giving fans the unfiltered version of his life. One Helluva Ride is out now, and it sounds like it lives up to the title. Are you planning to read it, or are you just here for the tea?
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