Michael Douglas admits he almost left his wife for his 'Basic Instinct' co-star after affair

Michael Douglas is letting go of all his secrets in his new memoir.According to Page Six, the 82-year-old actor disclosed in his new book, "One Helluva Ride, that he had an affair with a co-star almost 20 years his junior while filming the 1992 movie, "Basic Instinct."While many at the time believed Douglas and his on-screen love interest, Sharon Stone, were having an affair in real life, the actor admitted in the memoir that it was actually actress Jeanne Tripplehorn with whom he was having the affair."The truth is, I fell very hard for Jeanne despite our nearly 20-year age difference," he said in the book."In fact, I was ready to officially leave my wife for Jeanne.

I was crazy about her."Douglas admitted to engaging in an on-set affair with "Basic Instinct" co-star, Jeanne Tripplehorn.(Pool ARNAL/GARCIA/PICOT/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)MICHAEL DOUGLAS CONFIRMS SECRET AFFAIR WITH KATHLEEN TURNER ON 'ROMANCING THE STONE' SETAt the time, Douglas was still married to his first wife, Diandra Luker, although he has said they were separated and living separate lives.

Luker eventually filed for divorce in 1995.He went on to say that his "relationship with Jeanne lasted through production," but that they "went our separate ways" once they were done making the film."But I will always think of her as an amazing actress and a truly terrific woman that I was very fortunate to spend time with," he added."Basic Instinct" follows Douglas' character, homicide detective Nick Curran, as he is seduced by a crime novelist and prime murder suspect, played by Sharon Stone.Tripplehorn portrayed police psychologist Dr.

Beth Garner, who was also Curran's lover.Douglas wrote that his relationship with Tripplehorn lasted throughout production on the film and then they ended it.(TriStar Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection)GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HEREElsewhere in the book, the "Wall Street" actor admitted to engaging in an affair with Kathleen ...