Fans of “Fatal Attraction” actor Michael Douglas are concerned amid recent comments he made about stepping back from the limelight and letting his wife, “Chicago” actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, have the limelight. The 80-year-old movie star recently stated he was no longer acting.
According to Variety, he spoke at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in July while presenting a restored print of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. He explained that he doesn’t consider himself “retired” and would return for the right project, though he hasn’t acted since 2022.
Douglas also said he didn’t want to be one of those actors who passed out and was “happy to play the wife” to Zeta-Jones while letting her take the spotlight.
According to RadarOnline, some fans thought the comments were telling of his health. The “Romancing the Stone” actor is a cancer survivor, having beaten Stage 4 throat cancer after being diagnosed in 2010.
The outlet noted that one fan read between the lines and thought that Douglas was implying that his 55-year-old wife is his caregiver.
“Michael is really frail and knows he hasn’t long left,” wrote the fan. “By saying he’s happy to be the wife at home is code for the fact Catherine is now basically his caregiver. It’s a sad end for a go-getter once defined by dynamism on and off the screen, as well as huge ambition.”
Another fan said on X, “He’s one of my favorites, so, while I hope something special comes along.”
A third user wrote, “No offers, huh?”
However, concerned fans need not look much further than Douglas’ Instagram page, as it appears as if the actor is doing fine. Earlier this month, he posted a photo of himself posing with his son Dylan on his 25th birthday.
Douglas also said that there is “one little independent movie” that he’s been eyeing, so we may just see him acting again very soon.
