ANT-MAN AND THE WASP Star Michael Douglas Preemptively Speaks Out On Pending Sexual Misconduct Allegations

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP Star Michael Douglas Preemptively Speaks Out On Pending Sexual Misconduct Allegations

With a number of outlets reportedly planning on running stories about alleged sexual misconduct by Michael Douglas, the Ant-Man and The Wasp star hits back at those claims and attempts to clear things up.

By JoshWilding - Jan 10, 2018 03:01 AM EST
Source: Deadline
A lot of Hollywood A-Listers are being accused of sexual misconduct and assault right now and while it's often said that there's no smoke without fire, it's clear that not all of these claims are on the up and up. Recently, Ant-Man and The Wasp star Michael Douglas was contacted by The Hollywood Reporter and Variety in regards to stories they plan on running about accusations aimed at the 73-year-old.

It's said that Douglas pleasured himself in front of a former employee over thirty years ago but when you hear his side of the story, it definitely sounds like there may be more to this than meets the eye. 

 
"I got a message from my attorney that The Hollywood Reporter wanted to do a story about an employee that worked for me approximately 32 years ago. She claims that, One, I used colorful language in front of her, not at her, but that I used colorful language. Two, she claims that in conversations I had in front of her, on the phone, that I spoke raunchily, or dirtily with friends of mine, in private conversations. I fired her eventually, for the work she was doing, but Three, she claims that I blackballed her from the industry and stopped her from getting another job. And then, Four, she claims that I masturbated in front of her."
 
The actor goes on to say that the accusation is "a complete lie, fabrication, no truth to it whatsoever" and points to this former employee taking advantage of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements because she's disgruntled over the fact that he fired her all those years ago (which does make sense). 
 
"I pride myself of being so supportive of the women’s movement. My mother was an actress, and I myself married to an actress [Catherine Zeta Jones] and have been supportive of this movement wholeheartedly, through all my years. I was forced to look over my past. I’ve had up to 20 female executives who worked at my company in different areas over the years. Over 20 producers I partnered with on pictures have been women. Not to mention all the actresses I’ve worked with and the hundreds of performers. How am I, in a 50 year career in this industry, dealing with an employee 33 years ago who perhaps is disgruntled that I let her go, even though I have never heard from her in 32 years. And a legitimate trade publication is going to try and print this story? There is no corroboration, just that they found out somebody else might run the story."

There doesn't appear to be an awful lot to these claims so it's hard to imagine this will have any sort of impact on Ant-Man and The Wasp. It may ultimately depend on whether or not anyone else now comes forward to make similar claims but Douglas has a solid reputation so here's hoping we're not looking at another Kevin Spacey type situation here. As always, stay tuned to CBM for further updates.
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Scripturepoetic
Scripturepoetic - 1/10/2018, 3:37 AM
First
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 1/10/2018, 3:39 AM
@Scripturepoetic - Waited five minutes for that one comment to load and its a first.
Scripturepoetic
Scripturepoetic - 1/10/2018, 3:45 AM
@QueenCipher -

HaHaHa
That's awesome

It's my first FIRST and I'm so glad it's out of my system
Bakersfield
Bakersfield - 1/10/2018, 6:36 AM
@Scripturepoetic - Any woman that doesn't like her current life situation and worked with an A-list celebrity or actor can either get revenge or money out of these men. It's extortion. It's crazy. And it's bullshit....32 or 33 YEARS ago?! Why didn't you say ANYTHING until now?
UltimateCarnage
UltimateCarnage - 1/10/2018, 3:46 AM
This is the problem with such modern day movements.

Whilst good in their intention, bad people jump on the bandwagon in order to use it to their advantage.

Then begins the mindless witch hunts from the amrchair supporters of such 'social movements'.

The whole thing is a mess. We live in a day and age where wearing a certain colour or retweeting a certain hashtag is seen as being tantamount to stopping all these horrible facets of human nature.

It isn't though. You'll only stop it through action. Action on both sides. Stopping those that commit abuse and those that falsely claim to have been abused.

#Metoo is a joke.
ODanil
ODanil - 1/10/2018, 3:48 AM
Good, the plot needed to thicken on this whole thing.
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 1/10/2018, 3:53 AM
Jeight8
Jeight8 - 1/10/2018, 3:54 AM
This is getting out of hand. Every woman can destroy a man's reputation and career out of spite and everyone believes them.

Women can have agendas too. Just because a bunch of Hollywood execs treat a lot of them like shit doesn't mean they hold a grudge for different reasons and use the current climate.
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 1/10/2018, 3:55 AM
@Jeight8 - Because of this, its getting hard to tell what's real and whats not, and thats a dangerous thing.
PicolasCage
PicolasCage - 1/10/2018, 4:11 AM
@Jeight8 - yep, it’s pretty unsettling. Just like that girl at UVA (I think?) who claimed a fraternity gang raped her. Turned out to be a made up story, but it ruined those guys’ lives nonetheless.
diabolik
diabolik - 1/10/2018, 3:55 AM
32 years ago? c'm on...enough of this crap..it's all media's manipulation
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 1/10/2018, 4:02 AM
I don’t understand this masturbating in front of someone fetish.
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