Michael Douglas is confirming a rumor that has followed him around for decades.In an excerpt from his upcoming memoir, "One Helluva Ride," the 82-year-old actor revealed that he and Kathleen Turner had an affair while filming "Romancing the Stone," a rumor they denied for over 40 years."Kathleen was smart, funny, and sexy with a deep, sultry voice that became her signature," he wrote in an excerpt obtained by People."I instantly liked her, and we were immediately attracted to each other."He went on to say that although he was married to Diandra Luker at the time, "things at home were in a bad place" and both he and Luker "were both having extramarital affairs."MICHAEL DOUGLAS' ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING ROLE IN ‘WALL STREET’ WAS FIRST OFFERED TO THESE TWO A-LIST ACTORSDouglas admitted he and Turner had an affair while filming "Romancing the Stone." (20th Century-Fox/Getty Images)Douglas wrote that he left home to film the 1984 movie "still technically married, but separated," and that while audiences were "certain for years that we were in a relationship together" while making the movie, they denied it, even through the making of the sequel and years later when they reunited on "The Kominsky Method."The two would tell the public that while they "had amazing chemistry" and were "both tempted," they never acted on their feelings."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.
"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."He noted that the two of them kept their affair a secret for 40 years in order to protect Luker and their son, Cameron.Turner and Douglas kept their affair a secret for 40 years to protect his son and ex-wi...