Michael Douglas admits he ‘crossed a line’ with furious response to Julia Roberts over his son
Michael Douglas has revealed that he was 'lucky' to finish filming when he 'crossed a line with the most in-demand young actress in Hollywood'.
The Oscar winner, 82, recalls in his new memoir One Helluva Ride the time Roberts was starring in 1990 horror flick Flatliners with her then-fiancé, Kiefer Sutherland.
Douglas, who was producing the movie, was at a Golden Globes party with his son Cameron, 13, as his plus-one.
“We were at the bar, and Julia had her arm around my son, kind of nuzzling him,” he penned.
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“To me, in that moment, he looked stunned… but I was pretty drunk.”
The Fatal Attraction actor remembers telling Roberts: “Take your hands off my son and take that Golden Globe and stick it where the sun don’t shine.”
Roberts won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress at the 1990 ceremony for her role as Shelby Eatenton Latcherie in the 1989 comedy-drama Steel Magnolias.
Douglas’ producing partner rang him up the next day when he heard about what had happened.
He subsequently sent Roberts roses and an apology note, as well as expressing his regret to her and Sutherland in person.
“Luckily, they forgave me enough to get through that and finish the picture,” he writes. “I remained friends with Kiefer. Julia, not so much.”
LADbible Group has contacted Julia Roberts' representatives for comment.
Anish Vij