Michael Douglas Reveals Secret Affair with Kathleen Turner in New Memoir

Michael Douglas, 82, has disclosed that he had an affair with his Romancing the Stone co-star Kathleen Turner during the filming of the 1984 action-adventure movie. The revelation appears in his forthcoming memoir, One Helluva Ride, according to an excerpt. Douglas wrote that the relationship was concealed from co-stars and the production team for decades. He described Turner as "smart, funny and sexy" and said they were "immediately attracted to each other" while shooting in Colombia. "We found each other first as friends, then as co-stars, and finally as lovers," Douglas wrote. "Following an exhausting day of shooting in the jungle, we'd 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." At the time, Douglas was married to his first wife, Diandra Luker. In the memoir, he claims they had separated and were "both having extramarital affairs." He said the relationship with Turner was kept secret from co-star Danny DeVito, director Robert Zemeckis, and others on set, calling it a "fly-by-night affair." According to Douglas, the romance ended after Diandra traveled to the set in Mexico with their son, Cameron. "Diandra grew suspicious," Douglas wrote. "A woman's intuition, I suppose. At some point, she was alone with Kathleen and made it clear to her that we were still married. Her view of the terms of our separation was different from mine." Turner did not deny Douglas's account when asked by People. "Good heavens what a fuss about something 40 years ago! I love Michael and I look forward to enjoying the book," she said. Douglas and Turner later co-starred in several films, including the Romancing the Stone sequel The Jewel of the Nile in 1985 and The War of the Roses. Douglas is now married to Catherine Zeta-Jones; his marriage to Diandra ended in divorce in 1995. Turner had previously discussed her chemistry with Douglas but denied pursuing an affair. In a 2021 interview with People, she said she was attracted to him but knew he was still married. "I was yearning, babe, but he was still married," Turner said. "It was that wonderful sexual tension. When you really, really know you want somebody – and I'm saying it went both ways – and you can't have them." In a 2023 interview with The Guardian, Turner recalled a conversation with Diandra after Douglas's then-wife traveled to the set. "I think we might have been falling in love. But then Diandra flew down and made it clear that she did not consider Michael to be available. So that ended that because I can't get involved with another woman's relationship," Turner said. Douglas's memoir is set to provide his account of the relationship, which remained undisclosed publicly for about four decades.