- Cher responded after Michael Douglas threw shade at her for winning an Oscar in 1988.
- The pop icon’s rep released a statement obtained by Weekly Entertainment.
- Douglas had previously attacked Cher for winning over his Fatal attraction his co-star Glenn Close at the 60th Academy Awards.
Cher doesn’t seem at all struck by the recent shadow cast by Michael Douglas. Dreamer victory at the 60th Academy Awards.
After the 82-year-old took a hit during Cher’s 1988 Oscar win (which saw her beat Douglas Fatal attraction her co-star Glenn Close for best actress) during an appearance in The Graham Norton Show, the pop star and Hollywood icon responded in typical Cher fashion.
“Cher loves Michael Douglas,” says a rep for the octogenarian Weekly Entertainment via email, in response to a request for comment on Douglas’ earlier remarks.
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While appearing alongside Close on Norton’s UK-based talk show last week, Douglas expressed shock at Cher’s triumph over Close at the 1988 ceremony – leading Close to scold him in the moment.
“She should have won with Fatal attraction” Douglas said on air, days before Close received his first honorary Academy Award after eight career nominations without a competitive victory.
Douglas went on to point out that, upon her 1988 nomination, Close “was nominated, I believe, (for) her fourth” Oscar since 1983.
After Norton exclaimed, “Oh, wow,” after Douglas noted that Cher won Close that year, Douglas joked, “I know, that’s what we all said.” »
The audience and Norton laughed, although Close advised, “Michael, be nice!” »
While Douglas expressed surprise at Cher’s win, it’s worth noting that the “If I Could Turn Back Time” singer previously earned a nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category for her performance in the 1983 drama. Silkwood.
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Also that night, Douglas won an Oscar for his performance in the 1987 film. Wall Streetwhile Fatal attraction competed in six categories (none of which won), including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Anne Archer), Best Director (Adrian Lyne), and more.
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Douglas also revealed during the interview that he and the Fatal attraction Initially, the team didn’t think Close was right for the role of Alex Forrest, an abandoned woman who takes revenge on a married man (Douglas) with whom she is having an affair.
“Everyone thought Glenn wasn’t right for the role, so we moved on, and his agent called and said, ‘You don’t understand, Glenn’s going to audition,'” Douglas admitted of how Close ultimately landed the role, despite his skepticism.
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