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Catherine Zeta-Jones is too busy to finish reading her husband Michael Douglas’ new memoir.
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.”
“It’s true,” she confessed. “As much as I love my husband, when I’m tired at night, I have no intention of reading about him. At all.”
Zeta-Jones explained that over the past year, she’s been traveling around the world to film several TV shows.
“Look, I’ve just finished ‘Wednesday’ Season 3. We shot in Dublin for seven months.”
Immediately after filming wrapped, Zeta-Jones flew to London to film her new Prime Video show, “Kill Jackie,” which premiered last week.
“Then I went to Bilbao, Spain and now I’m here talking to you, Will, on the fabulous ‘Today’ show.”
“But everyone else should [read it],” the “Chicago” star told the audience. “The book is called ‘One Helluva Rid,’ and I think everyone should hold on to their cowboy hats, because I think it is.”
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.
“I’m happy I got it out there,” the Oscar winner, who has been married to “soulmate” Zeta-Jones since November 2000, said.
“We’re in our 26th year [married] and I enjoy her company very much. She’s so talented and funny.”
The longtime couple — who briefly split in 2013 — share two children, son Dylan, 26, and daughter Carys, 23.
In the novel, which hit bookshelves Tuesday, the filmmaker didn’t shy away from discussing his colorful past, including his affairs with Kathleen Turner while filming “Romancing the Stone” and Jeanne Tripplehorn during “Basic Instinct.”
He also opened up about his past struggles with cocaine and alcohol, which landed him in rehab.
Douglas explained to Page Six that cocaine use was “rampant” in Hollywood during the ’70s and ’80s.
“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.
“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.”
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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