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Catherine Zeta-Jones appeared on the "Today" show to explain why she hasn't finished reading her husband Michael Douglas's new memoir, "One Helluva Ride." Busy with work commitments around the world, including filming in Dublin and London, Zeta-Jones confessed that she's too tired at night to read about him. Despite not finishing it herself, she encouraged others to read the book, noting its revealing nature based on Douglas’s past struggles with cocaine and alcohol addiction detailed in the memoir.
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Catherine Zeta-Jones appeared on Thursday's "Today" show where she admitted to not finishing reading her husband Michael Douglas' memoir titled "One Helluva Ride." She explained that she has been busy filming TV shows around the world, including Season 3 of "Wednesday" in Dublin and her new Prime Video series "Kill Jackie" in London, followed by travel to Bilbao, Spain. Zeta-Jones humorously stated that while she loves Michael, she isn't interested in reading about him at night when tired. Despite not finishing the book herself, she encouraged others to read it and anticipated it would be very revealing.
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Catherine Zeta-Jones is too busy to finish reading her husband Michael Douglas’ new memoir.
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The actress made the admission on Thursday’s “Today” show after Douglas exclusively told Page Six that she’s “in the midst” of reading the tell-all titled “One Helluva Ride.”
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she → make → all
“It’s true,” she confessed.
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“As much as I love my husband, when I’m tired at night, I have no intention of reading about him.
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Zeta-Jones explained that over the past year, she’s been traveling around the world to film several TV shows.
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“Look, I’ve just finished ‘Wednesday’ Season 3.
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We shot in Dublin for seven months.”
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Immediately after filming wrapped, Zeta-Jones flew to London to film her new Prime Video show, “Kill Jackie,” which premiered last week.
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“Then I went to Bilbao, Spain and now I’m here talking to you, Will, on the fabulous ‘Today’ show.”
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“But everyone else should [read it],” the “Chicago” star told the audience.
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“The book is called ‘One Helluva Rid,’ and I think everyone should hold on to their cowboy hats, because I think it is.”
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On Wednesday, Douglas acknowledged his wife’s busy schedule to Page Six, adding that he’s warned her about some of the racy bits of the book.
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“I’m happy I got it out there,” the Oscar winner, who has been married to “soulmate” Zeta-Jones since November 2000, said.
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“We’re in our 26th year [married] and I enjoy her company very much.
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She’s so talented and funny.”
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He also opened up about his past struggles with cocaine and alcohol, which landed him in rehab.
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Douglas explained to Page Six that cocaine use was “rampant” in Hollywood during the ’70s and ’80s.
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“I didn’t have to [include it], but I was just sharing my experience,” he said of his decision to keep that bombshell, which he called his “little beware tale,” in his book.
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“Having a little age behind me and looking back at it … [cocaine] was a really ridiculous drug and consumed a lot of people, my son included, and a lot of others.”
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If you or someone you care about is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
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