Michael Douglas admitted his longtime friend, Jack Nicholson, has essentially "disappeared" from the spotlight.
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Douglas, 82, reflected on his storied career and missed opportunities while discussing his new memoir, "One Helluva Ride."
When asked who he never had a chance to work with, Douglas noted that he "would have liked to have acted with Jack," according to The Independent.
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He's not working any more.
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He's well," Douglas said.
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"He has disappeared.
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I know that."
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The "Wall Street" actor added, "I still see him, but he is fine.
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He is up there by his house and walking around in his slippers.
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It happens.
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He deserves it.
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I understand.
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He is a few years older than me, but I understand."
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Nicholson, 89, is rarely seen in public and was last credited on the 2010 film "How Do You Know."
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Last week, Crystal Hefner exposed secrets about the Playboy Mansion and its star-studded roster of attendees.
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Hefner, 40, name-dropped one Hollywood heavy-hitter who was known for his frequent trips to the Holmby Hills home during an episode of her "After the Mansion" podcast.
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I think a lot of celebrities came because they were just curious, and others used it as their personal country club," she said.
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"They used to call it Jack Nicholson’s drive-thru at one point because he would drive up, grab some food or whatever else he could get there and leave."
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Nicholson's daughter, Lorraine, once shared her own experiences at the famous mansion where she spent her childhood playing with Hef's sons, Marston and Cooper.
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"People assume that my father took me to the Mansion, but they assume wrong," she wrote in a 2024 essay for Vanity Fair.
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"In fact, I can venture with confidence that I spent more time there than my father ever did."
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Lorraine wrote about growing up as the daughter of somewhat controversial parents, and noted that her friend's parents were "not so keen on letting their children come over to Jack Nicholson's house."
"For the Hefners, I imagine it was nice to know that my father would never be like the other fathers, lingering a little too long after their children were dropped off, marveling, open-mouthed and fully clothed, at the way the refracted light danced on the roof of the grotto," Lorraine wrote.
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"They didn’t have to worry about these things, because my father was on the list.
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Which meant that he could show up at the Mansion, without an invitation, at any time."
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Crystal also admitted her late husband was obsessed with Hollywood lore and stardom.
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"One thing that mattered most to Hef was fame," she shared.
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"Any celebrity was treated extremely well whenever they visited.
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He would have Bill Maher for chats, hang with Berry Gordy of Motown and then you’d see plenty of other people there.
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She added, "I always liked the non-womanizer celebrities.
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They always felt more safe."
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Crystal began dating Hefner when she was 21 years old.
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The couple got engaged in 2010 when she was 24 and the Playboy founder was 84.
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They called off their wedding just days before the ceremony in 2011 but later reconciled.
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Crystal and Hefner married in 2012 and remained together until his death in 2017.
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She explained that during Hef's "final years," she did her best to "treat him with respect and dignity."
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Crystal wanted the media mogul to "still feel like he was respected and revered all the way until the very end."
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"The entire mansion existed to cater to Hef's needs, women included
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," she said.
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"He would cry during the romantic scenes of the old films and just look over at me to help him.
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Or maybe it was a performance to encourage me to believe his feelings were real."
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She added, "Either way, I would wipe his tears and feel sad, too."
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