Catherine Zeta-Jones reveals how she handled Michael Douglas's allegations of sexual misconduct

Catherine Zeta-Jones revealed how certain allegations of sexual misconduct against her husband Michael Douglas affected his family.

the Queen of America star open to The Times UK how the # MeToo movement came into their household and almost tore them apart. "My children and I have been deeply devastated by these claims," ​​said Zeta-Jones. "And I was torn on the place where my absolute morals reside."

In January, Susan Braudy spoke to Today & # 39; hui at one point, the Oscar winner would have masturbated in front of her. She said Today & # 39; hui that Douglas "repeatedly used inappropriate sexual language" and "harassed" her while she was employed by her production company. Douglas later denied the allegations against him. He said Deadline at the time, "This is a complete lie, fabrication, no truth to anything."

the Chicago The actress continued: "This woman came out of nowhere and accused my husband.I had a very big talk with him, with the children in the room, and I said: "Do you understand if more things come out …" "from a rhetorical question.

The two of them are parents at 18 years old Dylan Douglas, who is a freshman at Brown University and is 15 years old Carys Douglas.

Zeta-Jones called the allegations "nasty", particularly at the height of the #MeToo movement, just months after the charges against the disgraced producer. Harvey Weinstein come to light. "It was a really difficult position for me," she said.

Douglas assured his family that the claims against him were false, and he did so "By telling us that there is no history here and that time will tell And of course, that's the case. " Zeta-Jones continued: "There was nothing that could justify it, and for any accusation that would be made that was unsupported, the movement would have been postponed by 20 years."

She worked for Weinstein on some films, including Chicago, which earned him an Academy Award. She revealed to The temperature how she first reacted to the flood of charges against Weinstein. "I felt bad because you felt something was happening, but you thought," It does not happen to me. "And it's something you take with you as a woman, I'm a woman and I really think we should protect each other," she said.

Zeta-Jones added that being married to Michael Douglas made her "less vulnerable" but not necessarily "untouchable" for Weinstein because, as she puts it, "a predator is a predator, is not it? ? "

She also does not beat around the bush when it comes to her highs and lows in marriage with Douglas. "God knows our marriage has had some ups and downs, but I do not throw the towel down very quickly," she said. "I am not that person."