Michael Douglas opens up on Catherine Zeta-Jones split as NY estate discounted

Michael Douglas has lifted the lid on his separation from wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, more than a decade before the pair began trying to offload their New York estate. The 82-year-old Oscar-winner reflected on the highs and lows of his 25-year marriage to Zeta-Jones, 57, in his new memoir, One Helluva Ride. The Wall Street actor opened up about their decision to temporarily split in 2013 and how an “incredibly difficult” separation affected their family. MORE: Unrecognisable Boyz II Men were torn apart Vanished 80s star’s shock life at 57 ‘Huge fear’: Shock reason Astley quit fame Michael Douglas has lifted the lid on his separation from wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, more than a decade before the pair began trying to offload their New York estate. Picture: Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images The Hollywood stars, who share children Dylan, 26, and Carys, 23, decided to take space after returning home from a family holiday. “We still loved each other immensely, but we needed to make sure that being married was the right thing for all of us,” the Romancing the Stone star wrote. “The entire ordeal was incredibly difficult.” Douglas moved out of the family home to rent a nearby property, allowing hi...