Kathleen Turner reacts to Michael Douglas revealing their secret affair after four decades of denial
Kathleen Turner has offered a very nonchalant response after Michael Douglas revealed their secret affair, which the pair had denied for four decades.
After Douglas’ memoir confession made headlines, she said simply in a statement to People: “Good heavens, what a fuss about something 40 years ago!
Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner in Romancing the Stone. 20th Century Fox
“I love Michael, and I look forward to enjoying the book.”
The actor’s confession was among one of the many revelations to emerge from his new memoir One Helluva Ride.
Douglas, 82, says he and his co-star Turner, now 72, fell for each other while filming the blockbuster in Mexico, according to an excerpt published by People.
At the time, Douglas was separated from his then-wife Diandra Douglas, with whom he shares son Cameron.
“Kathleen was smart, funny, and sexy with a deep, sultry voice that became her signature,” he wrote.
“I instantly liked her, and we were immediately attracted to each other.”
Douglas said things at home were in a “bad place” and claimed both he and Diandra were having extramarital affairs at the time.
Despite a lot of speculation, Douglas and Turner repeatedly insisted their famous chemistry remained platonic.
“The chemistry I had with Kathleen Turner was so strong, audiences have been certain for years that we were in a relationship together while making the film,” he wrote.
Douglas says he and Turner “fell hard” for one another while filming in Mexico. Getty
“We both denied it through Romancing The Stone, Jewel of the Nile, War of the Roses, and even while doing press a few years ago for The Kominsky Method.”
Their story was that they had been “terrible flirts” who were attracted to one another, but nothing ever happened.
“That was a lie,” Douglas admitted.
“The truth is that during the production of Romancing the Stone, Kathleen and I fell hard for each other and began a relationship.“
Douglas said their romance developed naturally from working so closely together, with the pair spending evenings together before he would secretly make his way to Turner’s hotel room.
Even co-star Danny DeVito and director Robert Zemeckis apparently had no idea.
The relationship ultimately came to an end when Diandra brought Cameron to Mexico during filming.
Kathleen Turner Getty
Douglas said his estranged wife sensed something was happening and spoke to Turner, reminding her he was still married.
Turner backed away and Douglas eventually returned to his marriage for the sake of his son.
Despite their history, the pair remained friends and went on to reunite on The Jewel of the Nile in 1985, The War of the Roses in 1989 and The Kominsky Method decades later.
Douglas is now married to Catherine Zeta Jones.
