Kathleen Turner Has This Two Word Reaction to Michael Douglas’s Revelation About Their Secret Relationship 40 Years Ago
Kathleen Turner Has This Two Word Reaction to Michael Douglas’s Revelation About Their Secret Relationship 40 Years Ago
Meg WaltersSat, October 3, 2026 at 2:07 PM UTC
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Kathleen Turner has responded to Michael Douglas’s claims that they had a secret relationship 40 years ago.
The actress confirmed his reports and added that she looks forward to reading his memoir.
Douglas detailed their relationship in One Helluva Ride.
Michael Douglas recently revealed that, after years of speculation, he and his Romancing the Stone co-star Kathleen Turner did in fact have a relationship while working on the 1984 film. Now, the 72-year-old actress has responded to his claims.
“Good heavens,” Turner said to People in a statement, before confirmed his report. “What a fuss about something 40 years ago!”
She added, “I love Michael and I look forward to enjoying the book.”
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Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner in Romancing the Stone.Credit: Getty
Douglas shared details of his relationship with Turner in his upcoming memoir One Helluva Ride, which will be released on October 6.
“The truth is that during the production of Romancing the Stone, Kathleen and I fell hard for each other and began a relationship,” he wrote in the memoir. “It wasn’t a fly-by night affair; it grew naturally from how closely we were working together, how much pressure we were under, how much we respected and cared for one another, and how attracted we were to each other. Like every other guy in the world at the time, I was knocked sideways by Kathleen....”
Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner in The Jewel of the Nile.Credit: Getty
Douglas and Turner kept the relationship private, he explained, to protect his estranged wife Diandra Douglas and their then-five-year-old son Cameron.
Douglas and Turner became friends while making the sequel to Romancing the Stone with the 1985 The Jewel of the Nile. They went on to act together again in The War of the Roses in 1989 and the Netflix series The Kominsky Method in 2021.
After Turner met Diandra, the relationship came to an end. Douglas reconciled with Diandra, though the pair eventually split in 1995. Their divorce proceedings were finalized in 2000 and the actor married Catherine Zeta-Jones that same year. They went on to welcome son Dylan in 2000) and daughter Carys in 2003.
Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner in The Jewel of the Nile.Credit: Getty
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