Catherine Zeta-Jones breaks silence on Michael Douglas' memoir

Catherine Zeta-Jones sizzles in tight black leather as she finally addresses husband Michael Douglas' scandalous sex-filled memoir.

Oct 8, 2026

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Catherine Zeta-Jones breaks silence on Michael Douglas' memoir

Catherine Zeta-Jones sizzles in tight black leather as she finally addresses husband Michael Douglas' scandalous sex-filled memoir.

In brief

Catherine Zeta-Jones sizzles in tight black leather as she finally addresses husband Michael Douglas' scandalous sex-filled memoir. Catherine Zeta-Jones says she never read her husband Michael Douglas' memoir that details his affairs with co-stars Kathleen Turner and Jeanne Tripplehorn while married to his first wife…

Catherine Zeta-Jones steps out in New York

Catherine Zeta-Jones showed off her statuesque physique in tight black leather leggings and towering stilettos on Thursday, two days after her husband Michael Douglas published his memoir.

Michael Douglas' memoir details affairs

Michael Douglas' memoir 'One Helluva Ride' reveals his affairs with co-stars Kathleen Turner and Jeanne Tripplehorn while married to his first wife, model Diandra Luker.

Zeta-Jones says she never read the memoir

Catherine Zeta-Jones insisted she has never even read Michael Douglas' memoir, saying she has no intention of reading about him at night when tired.

Zeta-Jones on memoir's impact

Zeta-Jones encouraged everyone to read the memoir, saying 'The book is called One Helluva Ride and I think everybody should hold onto their cowboy hats.'

Douglas' memoir reveals courtship timeline

Douglas wrote in his memoir that he met Zeta-Jones at the Deauville American Film Festival in France in 1998 when he was 53 and she was 28.

Zeta-Jones made Douglas wait nine months

Zeta-Jones made Michael Douglas wait nine months before sleeping with him, though he continued sleeping with five other women during their initial courtship.

Douglas' affair with Tripplehorn

Douglas admitted to an affair with Jeanne Tripplehorn, who played his therapist and love interest in Basic Instinct, while he was still married to Diandra Luker.

Douglas' affair with Turner

Douglas also admitted to an affair with Kathleen Turner during the making of their 1984 film Romancing the Stone while she was dating her husband, real estate mogul Jay Weiss.

Zeta-Jones and Douglas' marriage timeline

Douglas and Zeta-Jones welcomed their son Dylan in August 2000 and married at the Plaza Hotel on New York's Fifth Avenue in November 2000.

Zeta-Jones' response to memoir

Zeta-Jones quipped that 'as much as I love my husband, when I'm tired at night, I have no intention of reading about him at all.'

Douglas' memoir on affair with Tripplehorn

Douglas wrote that he was so 'crazy about' Tripplehorn that he found himself on the verge of leaving Luker for her, but ultimately decided against it.

Zeta-Jones' monogamy stance

Zeta-Jones insisted on monogamy, whereupon Douglas made 'five quick calls' to arrange their relationship.

Douglas' memoir on Turner affair

Douglas admitted to an affair with Turner during the making of Romancing the Stone, which he concealed from colleagues including Danny DeVito and Robert Zemeckis.

Zeta-Jones' reaction to memoir

Zeta-Jones has not publicly commented on the memoir but has been seen in public with her husband since its release.

Douglas' memoir on Luker marriage

Douglas' marriage to Diandra Luker lasted from 1977 until 1995 and produced a son Cameron, now 47, whose past struggles with addiction are detailed in the book.

Zeta-Jones' current schedule

Zeta-Jones is filming for her Addams Family spin-off Wednesday and her new thriller series Kill Jackie while promoting the memoir.

The takeaway

Catherine Zeta-Jones says she never read her husband Michael Douglas' memoir that details his affairs with co-stars Kathleen Turner and Jeanne Tripplehorn while married to his first wife.

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