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Join today<\/a><\/p>\n \n Already a member? Your support helps us to tell the story<\/p>\n From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n Your support makes all the difference.Read more<\/p>\n Michael Douglas is owning up to an on-set romance<\/a> that he has kept secret for 40 years.<\/p>\n The Oscar-winning actor, now 82, revealed in his new memoir One Helluva Ride <\/a>that he and his former co-star Kathleen Turner, now 72, fell in love while filming the 1984 blockbuster Romancing the Stone<\/a> in Mexico.<\/p>\n At the time, Douglas \u2014 who has been married to Catherine Zeta-Jones since 2000<\/a> \u2014 was separated from Diandra Luker, his first wife and the mother of his son Cameron. He recalled meeting Turner during the casting process<\/a> and hitting it off right away.<\/p>\n \u201cKathleen was smart, funny, and sexy with a deep, sultry voice that became her signature,\u201d he wrote, according to an excerpt of the memoir obtained by People<\/a>. \u201cI instantly liked her, and we were immediately attracted to each other. \u201c<\/p>\n The Fatal Attraction actor continued: \u201cThings at home were in a bad place. Diandra and I were both having extramarital affairs… I left for Mexico still technically married, but separated.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued: \u201cThe truth is that during the production of Romancing the Stone, Kathleen and I fell hard for each other and began a relationship. It wasn\u2019t 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.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cKathleen and I never hit a rough spot,\u201d he wrote. \u201cWe found each other first as friends, then as co-stars, and finally as lovers. Following an exhausting day of shooting in the jungle, we\u2019d go out and have a meal, or head out with the group and afterward I would sneak into her hotel room after everybody was asleep.\u201d<\/p>\n Douglas said that they kept their affair hidden from everyone \u2014 even their co-star Danny Devito<\/a> and director Robert Zemeckis.<\/a><\/p>\n However, the romance ended when Luker visited Mexico and brought their son to set. \u201cDiandra grew suspicious,\u201d he wrote. \u201cA woman\u2019s intuition, I suppose.\u201d<\/p>\n After a conversation where Luker reminded Turner that Douglas was still her husband, Turner said that she did not want to interfere.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter that visit, Kathleen and I ended things, and I went back to Diandra,\u201d he said. \u201cI did it for Cameron, but we shouldn\u2019t have gotten back together. After that first split it was never the same between us ever again.\u201d The former couple went on to divorce in 2000. Douglas went on to marry Catherine Zeta-Jones that same year<\/a>.<\/p>\n Turner and Douglas reunited to work on several projects after Romancing the Stone, but have denied their fling for decades. <\/p>\n \u201cThe 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,\u201d he wrote in the memoir. \u201cWe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n Douglas wrote that their \u201cofficial story\u201d was that the two actors had chemistry and flirted, but that nothing had ever happened between them. He continued: \u201cThat was a lie.\u201d<\/p>\n The two actors have remained friends to this day, and Douglas wrote that he asked Turner for permission to include their romance in his book.<\/p>\n
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Douglas has admitted to an affair with Kathleen Turner in the 1980s (AFP\/Getty)Turner and Douglas had an on-set romance while filming \u2018Romancing the Stone\u2019 (20th Century Fox)<\/p>\n