Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Michael Douglas Says Kathleen Turner Romance Began During 1984 Film
Michael Douglas says in his upcoming memoir that he and Kathleen Turner had a romance while making a movie in Mexico in 1984.
He says they liked each other and grew close while working together.
Douglas says they kept the relationship secret.
He was still married to Diandra Luker, although they were separated.
Douglas says Luker visited the set with their young son and told Turner that they were still married.
According to his account, Turner then stepped away from the relationship.
Douglas says he went back to Luker for their son.
They later divorced in 1995.
The two actors had previously denied that they were more than friends and colleagues.
In his upcoming memoir, One Helluva Ride, Michael Douglas says he and Kathleen Turner became romantically involved while filming Romancing the Stone in Mexico in 1984.
Douglas says they were attracted to each other and their close work developed into a relationship.
He says they kept the romance private, partly to protect his family and his son Cameron.
According to Douglas, the relationship ended after his then-wife, Diandra Luker, visited the set with their young son and reminded Turner that they were still married.
Douglas says he returned to Luker for their son; they divorced in 1995, and the article notes the pair had previously denied a relationship beyond friendship and professional chemistry.
- Who
- Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner; Douglas recounts the relationship in his upcoming memoir.
- What
- Douglas says he and Turner became romantically involved during the filming of Romancing the Stone.
- When
- During production in 1984; Douglas's memoir is upcoming, with no publication date stated.
- Where
- The film was shot in Mexico.
- Why
- Douglas says they kept the relationship private partly to protect his family and son; he says it ended after Diandra Luker reminded Turner that they were still married.
- Film
- Romancing the Stone
- Filming year
- 1984
- Filming location
- Mexico
- Memoir
- One Helluva Ride
- Douglas's first wife
- Diandra Luker
- Divorce
- Douglas and Luker divorced in 1995.
- Account source
- Douglas's account in his upcoming memoir, as described in the article.