Michael Douglas reveals ‘wildly embarrassing’ incident that ended his friendship with Julia Roberts
The Independent • • entertainment
Key Points:
- In his memoir One Helluva Ride, Michael Douglas candidly discusses his cocaine and alcohol abuse in the early 1990s, including a "wildly embarrassing" incident involving Julia Roberts at a Golden Globes after-party.
- Douglas, who was intoxicated, confronted Roberts for putting her arm around his then-13-year-old son Cameron, leading to a heated exchange and a subsequent apology from Douglas to Roberts and her boyfriend Kiefer Sutherland.
- Despite the apology, Douglas notes that while he remained friends with Sutherland, his relationship with Roberts did not recover.
- The memoir also reveals Douglas had a secret affair with Kathleen Turner during the filming of Romancing the Stone in 1984, which was kept hidden from co-star Danny DeVito and director Robert Zemeckis.
- Douglas was separated from his first wife, Diandra Luker, during the affair; he later divorced and married Catherine Zeta-Jones, with whom he has two children.
