Zeta-Jones Says Michael Douglas is a ‘Me Too’ Supporter

Zeta-Jones Says Michael Douglas is a ‘Me Too’ Supporter
Actors Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones attend AARP's 15th Annual Movies For Grownups Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Feb. 8, 2016. (Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images)

PASADENA, Calif.—Catherine Zeta-Jones says that husband Michael Douglas, who has denied allegations of sexual harassment, is a strong supporter of the #MeToo movement.

“Michael is 110 percent behind this movement,” says Zeta-Jones, who noted that the 73-year-old Douglas is both the husband and son of actresses. “He’s been in this business working creatively with women for over 50 years.”

Zeta-Jones spoke Sunday in Pasadena while promoting the TV movie “Cocaine Godmother.”

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American Jewish actor Michael Douglas arrives with his children and his wife Welsh actress Catherine Zeta Jones before receiving the Genesis Prize from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at The Jerusalem Theater in Jerusalem, Israel, on June 18, 2015. (Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images for Genesis Prize Foundation)

Earlier this month, Douglas issued what he called a pre-emptive denial of allegations, yet to be published, that he harassed an employee in the 1980s and damaged her career.

He acknowledged using “colorful language” but otherwise said the harassment story was a lie and that he was proud of his reputation.

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In this Sept. 27, 2017 file photo, Michael Douglas arrives at the world premiere of “Flatliners” in Los Angeles. Douglas has come forward to vigorously deny an allegation of sexual misconduct from three decades ago before even the publication of the claim. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Zeta-Jones did not directly address the allegations Sunday. But she said she was “very, very happy” with his statement and felt that he expressed himself “in a very, very concise, clear and personal manner.”

Douglas’ parents are the actors Kirk Douglas and Diana Douglas.

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In this Dec. 9. 2016, file photo, actor Michael Douglas and his wife, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, attend a party at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

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