Catherine Zeta-Jones’ Reaction to Husband Michael Douglas’ Bombshell Memoir May Surprise You

Catherine Zeta-Jones explained to E! News why she hasn’t read Michael Douglas’ new memoir yet—and the answer has something to do with her new series Kill Jackie. 

Catherine Zeta-Jones has no reservations about her husband Michael Douglas writing his memoir, One Helluva Ride.

And she’ll eventually getting around to reading it. 

“I haven’t read the book,” Zeta-Jones admitted to E! News’ Will Marfuggi in an exclusive interview. “I just got my copy literally yesterday when it came out.”

After all, she’s been busy filming season three of Wednesday, as well as her new show Kill Jackie, which premiered Oct. 2 on AMC+. But despite not having perused the memoir’s pages herself, Zeta-Jones isn’t worried about whatever it is he divulges—much of which has already made headlines. 

“Look, my husband’s colorful, fantastic career—he named the book One Helluva Ride, so you’ve got to hold onto you that when you read it, I’d say,” she reasoned. “That’s what I’m going to do when I read my copy anyway.”

As for whether she’d been surprised by any of the anecdotes that had already piqued the public’s interest, she answered with a simple, “No.”

After all, not only have she and Douglas had over 25 years of marriage to spill all their secrets to one another, but it’s also not like the Romancing the Stone actor published the book overnight.

“He’s been writing his book for quite some time, during these last years I’ve been doing Wednesday and Kill Jackie, and I’m just happy for him,” she said. “It’s a great legacy.”

Plus, she and Douglas—who share kids Dylan, 26, and Carys, 23—have built a solid foundation over their almost three decades together. And, according to the 57-year-old, their winning partnership boils down to a few basic instincts.

“Being kind to each other,” she explained. “And we have a very similar, sick, dry sense of humor. Which, in any circumstance that you find yourself in, within 28 years—we were two years together before we go married—you’ve got to find humor in it. It may not be funny at the time, but you got to look back at it and go, ‘You gotta laugh at that now, remember when that happened?’”

In addition to patience, Zeta-Jones also sites giving the other “free reign” to pursue projects that appeal to them—including Kill Jackie, which sees the actress play a former drug queenpin on the run from assassins. 

“He loves nothing more than when he sees the joy my acting brings me,” she said of her husband. “I don’t want to be away from him for seven months, coming back and forth, but we make it work. We always find those times and those long weekends where we can reconnect, and then off we go.”

So, don’t miss the fruits of Douglas and Zeta-Jones’ separation in Kill Jackie, which premiered on AMC+ Oct. 2. And for more of the couple’s sweetest moments, read on. 

Via: E! News