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Michael Douglas reveals he and Kathleen Turner had an affair after years of rumors

  • Actor Michael Douglas admitted to a past affair with costar Kathleen Turner during the production of their 1984 film Romancing the Stone, revealing the secret in his upcoming memoir One Helluva Ride.
  • Working under intense pressure during filming, Douglas and Turner developed a natural attraction, though Douglas was separated but still legally married to then-wife Diandra Luker at the time.
  • The 82-year-old actor explained they kept the relationship secret for over forty years to protect Luker, with whom he shares son Cameron Douglas.
  • Despite the affair, the pair maintained a professional working relationship, co-starring again in the 1985 film The Jewel of the Nile following a legal dispute between Turner and studio 20th Century Fox.
  • Douglas, married to Catherine Zeta-Jones since 2000, details these long-held secrets in his new memoir One Helluva Ride, releasing soon according to People magazine.
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Michael Douglas confirmed for the first time that he actually had a romance with Kathleen Turner during the shooting of "In the hunt for the green diamond".

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For four decades Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner claim that they only had an incredible chemistry in the shooting of their first common movie. But more should never have happened between them. In his memoirs this sounds different now.

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Michael Douglas reveals in his memoirs a relationship with Kathleen Turner. Learn why the Hollywood couple fought the affair for decades.

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For 40 years Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner told the same story. Now Douglas reveals in his memoirs what really happened during the shooting of "The hunt for the green diamond".

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For four decades, Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner have maintained the same story: they had strong on-screen chemistry, but no romantic relationship. Now Douglas admits that wasn't true. The actor will talk about their relationship in his memoir, One Helluva Ride, due out October 6, 2026. The relationship began while filming "The Stone" in Mexico. The film was released in 1984 and made Douglas and Turner one of the most memorable on-screen co…

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TMZ broke the news in Burbank, United States on Friday, October 2, 2026.
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