--- title: "Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas address their 1984 affair after 40 years of denial" description: "Most outlets led with the revelation from Michael Douglas’s memoir and Kathleen Turner’s response to the attention. Geo News highlighted Turner’s reaction to the exposure, while The News International focused on Douglas’s admission and the timeline of their denial. Both excerpts mention the affair occurred during filming of *Romancing the Stone* in 1984, though details about the nature of the relationship or its aftermath were not elaborated in the provided excerpts." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/12217-michael-douglas-confesses-to-affair-with-kathleen-after site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas address their 1984 affair after 40 years of denial entertainment · updated 5 Oct 2026, 7:45 AM PKT · 2–5 Oct 2026 · 5 articles from 3 outlets over 3 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 5 Oct 2026 — Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas address their 1984 affair after 40 years of denial (2 outlets) > Most outlets led with the revelation from Michael Douglas’s memoir and Kathleen Turner’s response to the attention. Geo News highlighted Turner’s reaction to the exposure, while The News International focused on Douglas’s admission and the timeline of their denial. Both excerpts mention the affair occurred during filming of *Romancing the Stone* in 1984, though details about the nature of the relationship or its aftermath were not elaborated in the provided excerpts. - **The News International** — [Kathleen Turner reacts as Michael Douglas comes clean about their 1984 affair](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1418764-kathleen-turner-reacts-as-michael-douglas-comes-clean-about-their-1984-affair) · 5 Oct 2026, 7:45 AM PKT > Michael Douglas says he had an affair with Kathleen Turner while they filmed Romancing the Stone in 1984. Both of them denied it for 40 years.In his memoir, One Helluva Ride, out October 6, Douglas wrote that he and... - **Geo News** — [Kathleen Turner reacts as Michael Douglas exposes their affair after 40 years](https://www.geo.tv/latest/685017-kathleen-turner-reacts-as-michael-douglas-exposes-their-affair-after-40-years) · 5 Oct 2026, 12:07 AM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing > Kathleen Turner is brushing off the attention surrounding Michael Douglas’ revelation about their secret affair. Speaking to People magazine, the actress responded after her former Romancing the... ### 3 Oct 2026 — Michael Douglas reveals past affair with Kathleen Turner in memoir (2 outlets) > Most outlets led with the revelation that Michael Douglas had an affair with Kathleen Turner during the filming of *Romancing the Stone* in 1984, as disclosed in his upcoming memoir. The News International framed the story as Douglas “confessing infidelity while being married,” while the Daily Times emphasized the timing of the revelation—“after decades of rumours.” Both highlighted the affair as a long-held secret, but the Daily Times also noted that Douglas was separated but still legally married at the time. - **Daily Times** — [Michael Douglas confesses to affair with Kathleen after decades of rumours](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1562250/michael-douglas-confesses-to-affair-with-kathleen-after-decades-of-rumours/) · 4 Oct 2026, 10:19 AM PKT > Michael Douglas is releasing a decades-long secret. Over 40 years after he and Kathleen Turner praised eyebrows with their onscreen chemistry in the 1984 film Romancing the Stone, Douglas-who was separated but still legally married to Diandra Luker at the time-admitted that he and his costar did engage in an affair after denying it for […] - **The News International** — [Michael Douglas confesses infidelity while being married](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1418598-michael-douglas-confesses-infidelity-while-being-married) · 3 Oct 2026, 4:48 PM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing > Michael Douglas has admitted that he had an affair with his Romancing the Stone co-star Kathleen Turner while making the 1984 action caper.The 82-year-old included the revelation in an excerpt from his upcoming memoir, detailing how he kept... ### 2 Oct 2026 — Michael Douglas admits his secret Kathleen Turner romance after 40 years (1 outlet) - **The News International** — [Michael Douglas admits his secret Kathleen Turner romance after 40 years](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1418520-michael-douglas-admits-his-secret-kathleen-turner-romance-after-40-years) · 2 Oct 2026, 7:35 PM PKT > Michael Douglas revealed that Kathleen Turner was “smart, funny, and sexy with a deep, sultry voice.”For those unaware, Michael starred in the 1984’s romance as a male lead and he also served as a producer,... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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