Editing Kathleen Turner (section)

==Personal life==
Turner married [[real estate]] entrepreneur Jay Weiss of New York City in 1984, and they had one daughter, singer Rachel Ann Weiss, who was born on October 14, 1987. Turner and Weiss divorced in December 2007, but Turner has said, "[Jay]'s still my best friend."<ref>Interview, ''[[Larry King]] Live'', February 2008.</ref>

By the late 1980s, Turner had acquired a reputation for being difficult, what ''The New York Times'' called "a certifiable diva". She admitted that she had developed into "not a very kind person", and actress [[Eileen Atkins]]—with whom she starred in the play ''[[Indiscretions (play)|Indiscretions]]'' on Broadway—referred to her as "an amazing nightmare".<ref name="monster"/> In 2018, she commented on her reputation, stating: "The 'difficult' thing was pure gender crap. If a man comes on set and says, 'Here's how I see this being done', people go, 'He's decisive.' If a woman does it, they say, 'Oh, fuck. There she goes.'"<ref name="David Marchese" /> Turner has defended herself against Atkins' claims, saying that Atkins harbored animosity towards her because she was having trouble memorizing her lines, which Atkins found very unprofessional. Turner later realized that medication she was taking for her rheumatoid arthritis was making her "fuzzy." She added that, on days when the rheumatoid arthritis in her wrist was especially bad and she warned the other cast members not to touch it, Atkins would intentionally sit on it during a scene where Turner had to play dead, causing Turner extreme pain.<ref name="David Marchese"/>

Turner slammed Hollywood over the difference in the quality of roles offered to male actors and female actors as they age, calling the disparity a "terrible double standard".

A few weeks after leaving the production of the play ''[[The Graduate]]'' in November 2002, she was admitted into the Geisinger Marworth Treatment Center in [[Waverly, PA|Waverly, Pennsylvania]], for the treatment of [[alcoholism]]. "I have no problem with alcohol when I'm working", she explained. "It's when I'm home alone that I can't control my drinking ... I was going toward excess. I mean, really! I think I was losing my control over it. So it pulled me back."<ref name="monster" />

===Activism===
[[File:Kathleen Turner.jpg|thumb|Turner at the Planned Parenthood Rally in New York City in 2011]]
Turner has worked with [[Planned Parenthood of America]] since age 19, and later became a chairperson. She also serves on the board of [[People for the American Way]], and volunteers at [[Amnesty International]] and [[Citymeals-on-Wheels]]. She was one of [[John Kerry]]'s first celebrity endorsers. She has been a frequent donor to the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. She has also worked to raise awareness of [[rheumatoid arthritis]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=19816 |title=Kathleen Turner Raises Awareness About RA |publisher=Medicinenet.com |date=February 2002 |access-date=December 25, 2010 |archive-date=March 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309042048/http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=19816 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Memoirs and interviews===
In the mid-2000s, Turner collaborated with [[Gloria Feldt]] on the writing of her memoirs, ''Send Yourself Roses: Thoughts on My Life, Love, and Leading Roles''. The book was published in 2008.{{sfn | Turner|Feldt | 2008 | pp=1-265}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hachettebookgroupusa.com/books/4/0446581127/index.html |title=Hachette Book Group |publisher=Hachettebookgroupusa.com |access-date=December 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007174411/http://www.hachettebookgroupusa.com/books/4/0446581127/index.html |archive-date=October 7, 2008}}</ref> In the book, Turner claimed that, while they were filming ''[[Peggy Sue Got Married]]'', her co-star [[Nicolas Cage]] had gotten drunk and stole a [[chihuahua (dog)|Chihuahua]] that he liked.<ref name="celebrityhiccup.com">{{cite web|url=http://celebrityhiccup.com/latest-news/20-outrageous-celebrity-lawsuits/5|title=20 Most Outrageous Celebrity Lawsuits – 16. {{sic|Nic|holas|hide=y}} Cage vs. Kathleen Turner|date=October 24, 2014|access-date=August 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109205904/http://celebrityhiccup.com/latest-news/20-outrageous-celebrity-lawsuits/5|archive-date=November 9, 2014}}</ref> In turn, Cage filed a lawsuit against Turner and her book publisher in the UK, who took an excerpt from the book and posted it on their website (before publication).<ref name="celebrityhiccup.com"/> Cage argued defamation and damage to character and won the case, resulting in retractions, legal fees, and a donation to charity.<ref name="celebrityhiccup.com"/> Turner later publicly apologized.<ref>{{cite news |title=Turner apologises for Cage libel | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7330111.stm |publisher=BBC News |date=April 4, 2008 |access-date=April 4, 2008}}</ref> During an interview on ''[[The View (U.S. TV series)|The View]]'', Turner apologized for any distress she might have caused Cage regarding an incident that took place 20 years earlier.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/13/kathleen_turner_apologizes_to_nicolas_ca |title=Kathleen Turner Apologizes To Nicolas Cage |publisher=Starpulse.com |date=February 13, 2008 |access-date=December 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215064252/http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/13/kathleen_turner_apologizes_to_nicolas_ca|archive-date=February 15, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/kathleen-turner-apologizes-to-nicolas-cage-over-dog-theft-allegation | work=Fox News | title=Kathleen Turner Apologizes to Nicolas Cage Over Dog Theft Allegation | date=April 4, 2008 | access-date=October 11, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119031517/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,346429,00.html | archive-date=November 19, 2008 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

On August 7, 2018, ''[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]'' published an in-depth interview with Turner, wherein she expressed her opinion on a wide range of issues, from [[Elizabeth Taylor]]'s acting skills to what it was like meeting [[Donald Trump]] in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/08/kathleen-turner-in-conversation.html| title=In Conversation: Kathleen Turner| first=David| last=Marchese| work=Vulture.com| date=August 7, 2018| access-date=August 9, 2018| archive-date=August 9, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809021229/http://www.vulture.com/2018/08/kathleen-turner-in-conversation.html| url-status=live}}</ref> Turner's frankness and certain revelations she made caused the article to be widely shared in different media outlets, which led to her name trending on Google.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kathleen-turner-discusses-trumps-gross-handshake-elizabeth-taylors-awful-voice-in-tell-all-interview| title=Kathleen Turner discusses Trump's 'gross' handshake, Elizabeth Taylor's 'awful' voice in tell-all interview| first=Kathleen| last=Joyce| publisher=Fox News| date=August 7, 2018| access-date=August 9, 2018| archive-date=November 15, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115115801/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kathleen-turner-discusses-trumps-gross-handshake-elizabeth-taylors-awful-voice-in-tell-all-interview| url-status=live}}</ref>