Michael Douglas Memoir: Drunk Julia Roberts Golden Globes Clash

**Michael Douglas says a drunken confrontation with Julia Roberts at a 1990 Golden Globes party, when he snapped at her over an innocent moment with his teenage son, left him mortified and ended their friendship. The revelation comes in his new memoir “One Helluva Ride,” released October 6, alongside candid admissions about addiction, affairs, and decades of Hollywood mistakes.**## What happened between Michael Douglas and Julia Roberts?According to the memoir, as reported by Page Six and USA Today, the incident took place during a Golden Globes party in 1990, while Douglas was producing the sci-fi horror film *Flatliners*. The film starred Roberts and her then-boyfriend, Kiefer Sutherland.Douglas attended the party with his 13-year-old son, Cameron, from his marriage to first wife Diandra Luker. Roberts brought Sutherland as her date. At the bar, Douglas spotted Roberts with her arm around his son in what he described as a nuzzling embrace. He later admitted he was heavily drunk and may not have read the moment correctly.Instead of letting it pass, Douglas confronted her. He told Roberts to take her hands off his son — and, according to his own account, told her to take her newly won Golden Globe and “stick it where the sun don’t shine.” Roberts had just won the 1990 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for *Steel Magnolias*, making the remark sting even more.## How did the fallout unfold the next morning?Reality hit the next day. Douglas’s producing partner, Rick Bieber, called him and made it clear he had gone too far. By Douglas’s own telling, he had crossed a line with the most in-demand young actress in Hollywood — and he was also the producer of the film she was shooting.Douglas tried to make amends quickly. He sent Roberts a bouquet of roses with an apology note, then apologized to her and Sutherland in person at the *Flatliners* production office. The apologies were enough to keep the production on track: filming wrapped, and the two moved on. But the friendship did not survive.As Douglas puts it in the memoir, he remained friends with Kiefer Sutherland — but with Julia, not so much. A spokesperson for Roberts did not respond to requests for comment, Page Six reported.## What else does “One Helluva Ride” reveal?The Roberts incident is only one of several personal admissions in the 82-year-old actor’s memoir. Douglas writes openly about his long struggle with alcohol and drugs, which he says was far worse behind the camera than in front of it. He entered rehab in 1992 to address his substance abuse and has discussed how those years affected his first marriage, which ended in divorce in 1995.The memoir also details a secret romance with actress Jeanne Tripplehorn while filming the 1992 erotic thriller *Basic Instinct*. Douglas says the affair happened while he was separated from Diandra Luker — and pointedly notes it was not with co-star Sharon Stone, as some might assume.Another revelation covers his on-set fling with Kathleen Turner during the filming of *Romancing the Stone*. Douglas describes how the friendship turned romantic during exhausting jungle shoots, and says the affair ended when his then-wife Diandra and Cameron visited the set and Luker confronted Turner.Douglas also writes about painful conversations with fellow Hollywood veteran Rob Reiner about their sons’ struggles with addiction — exchanges he describes as difficult but ultimately comforting.## Why is this memoir making headlines?Douglas has rarely spoken this candidly about his missteps. The book frames his decades-long career not just as a run of hits — *Wall Street*, *Fatal Attraction*, *Basic Instinct* — but as a life shaped by addiction, regret, and attempted amends. He has been married to actress Catherine Zeta-Jones since 2000, and the memoir arrives at a reflective moment: an 82-year-old Oscar winner looking back at both the triumphs and the damage.The timing also matters. Celebrity memoirs have become major cultural events, and Douglas’s willingness to name names and own his worst moments sets this one apart. The Roberts story in particular — a drunken insult to one of Hollywood’s most beloved stars — is the kind of self-incriminating anecdote most actors would leave out.## FAQ**When was Michael Douglas’s memoir “One Helluva Ride” released?**The memoir, published by Grand Central Publishing, was released on October 6, 2026.**What did Michael Douglas say to Julia Roberts at the Golden Globes party?**According to his memoir, a drunken Douglas told Roberts to take her hands off his teenage son and to put her Golden Globe “where the sun don’t shine” after seeing her embrace 13-year-old Cameron at the bar during a 1990 party.**Are Michael Douglas and Julia Roberts still friends?**No. Douglas writes that while he stayed friends with Kiefer Sutherland, his friendship with Roberts never recovered from the incident.**What other revelations are in the memoir?**Douglas reveals a secret affair with Jeanne Tripplehorn during *Basic Instinct*, an on-set fling with Kathleen Turner during *Romancing the Stone*, his battles with alcohol and drugs, his 1992 rehab stay, and painful conversations with Rob Reiner about their sons’ addiction struggles.## Sources- Page Six: Why a drunk Michael Douglas told Julia Roberts to stick her Golden Globe ‘where the sun don’t shine’ — https://pagesix.com/2026/10/06/entertainment/michael-douglas-threatened-julia-roberts-at-golden-globes-party-over-son-memoir/- USA Today: Michael Douglas is still embarrassed by drunk clash with Julia Roberts — https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2026/10/06/michael-douglas-julia-roberts-memoir/92122295007/- Parade: Michael Douglas Reveals What Really Ended His Friendship With Julia Roberts — https://parade.com/news/michael-douglas-reveals-what-really-ended-his-friendship-with-julia-roberts## Related on BuzzCapitol- Julia Roberts Steps Out in Wide-Leg Jeans at Emma Roberts’ Wedding — https://buzzcapitol.com/julia-roberts-steps-out-in-wide-leg-jeans-at-emma/- Eva Marie Saint Dies at 102, Oscar-Winning Actress — https://buzzcapitol.com/eva-marie-saint-dies-102-oscar-winner/*Featured image: Photo: Jan Beránek / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0*