Michael Douglas on why he’s no longer friendly with Julia Roberts

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6 Oct 2026 • 8:49 PM MYT
The Independent
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Michael Douglas on why he’s no longer friendly with Julia Roberts

  • Michael Douglas has detailed a wildly embarrassing incident involving Julia Roberts in his newly released memoir, One Helluva Ride.
  • The actor and producer recalled drunkenly confronting Roberts at a Golden Globes party in 1990 after she put her arm around his 13-year-old son.
  • Douglas later apologised to Roberts with roses and an in-person visit, allowing them to complete production on the film Flatliners.
  • The 82-year-old candidly opened up about his severe cocaine and alcohol abuse during the height of his addiction in the early Nineties.
  • Elsewhere in the memoir, Douglas revealed he had a secret affair with co-star Kathleen Turner whilst filming Romancing the Stone in 1984.

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