Editing Michael Douglas (section)

===Marriage and relationships===
[[File:Catherine Zeta-Jones Michael Douglas 2012 Shankbone 2.jpg|thumb|Douglas at a ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' party with his wife, [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]], in 2012]]
After the filming of ''[[Summertree]]'' in 1971, Douglas began dating actress [[Brenda Vaccaro]], a relationship that lasted nearly six years.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20064433,00.html |title=Michael Douglas & Brenda Vaccaro: Is Out-of-Wedlock No Longer In? |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |volume=2 |issue= 10 |date=September 2, 1974 |access-date=May 4, 2012 |archive-date=October 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019034131/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0%2C%2C20064433%2C00.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 1977, Douglas married Diandra Luker, 12&nbsp;years his junior and the daughter of an Austrian diplomat.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://top-10-list.org/2009/05/06/ten-most-expensive-divorce-settlements-hollywood/| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090511150251/http://top-10-list.org/2009/05/06/ten-most-expensive-divorce-settlements-hollywood/ |title= Ten Most Expensive Divorce Settlements in Hollywood| website= top-10-list.org| date= May 6, 2009| archivedate= May 11, 2009| access-date= }}</ref><ref name="33&19">{{cite news| url= http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20101047,00.html | title= Basic Breakup: Michael Douglas's Marriage Is Off Again| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140719133302/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20101047,00.html |archive-date=July 19, 2014| work= [[People (magazine)|People]] |date= July 10, 1995| volume= 44 | number= 2| access-date= May 4, 2012}}</ref> They had one son, [[Cameron Douglas|Cameron]], born in 1978. In 1995, Diandra filed for divorce and was awarded $45&nbsp;million as part of the divorce settlement.<ref name = 33&19/><ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.forbes.com/2007/04/12/most-expensive-divorces-biz-cz_lg_0412celebdivorce_slide_4.html?thisSpeed=undefined| title= 10 Most Expensive Celebrity Divorces| work= [[Forbes]].com| date= May 22, 2002| access-date= May 4, 2012}}</ref>

In March 1999, Douglas began dating Welsh actress [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]]. The pair married on November 18, 2000. Zeta-Jones says that when they met in [[Deauville]], France, Douglas said, "I want to father your children."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/how-cheesy-can-you-get/2007/07/12/1183833634622.html |title=Cheesy chat up line that snagged Catherine Zeta-Jones|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=July 12, 2007}}</ref> They have two children, son Dylan Michael (born August 8, 2000)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20132087,00.html |title=Passages |first=David Cobb |last=Craig |work= People |date=August 21, 2000 |access-date=March 16, 2015 |archive-date=March 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316193013/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20132087%2C00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and daughter Carys Zeta (born April 20, 2003).<ref>{{cite news|title=Carys—a name rooted in love|date=April 22, 2003|work= news.bbc.co.uk| publisher= BBC News|access-date=September 25, 2006 |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/2966821.stm}}</ref> The family has a coastal estate near [[Valldemossa]], [[Mallorca]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Catherine Zeta-Jones shows off her hidden talents in Mallorca |url=https://www.majorcadailybulletin.com/news/local/2021/08/04/87713/catherine-zeta-jones-shows-off-her-hidden-talents-majorca.html |website=Majorca Daily Bulletin |date=August 4, 2021 |access-date=8 August 2021}}</ref>

In August 2013, ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' claimed that Douglas and Zeta-Jones began living separately in May 2013, but did not take any legal action towards separation or divorce.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/michael-douglas-and-catherine-zeta-jones-separate/ |title=Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones Separate|work=People|date=August 28, 2013|access-date=August 28, 2013}}</ref> A representative for Zeta-Jones subsequently confirmed that they "are taking some time apart to evaluate and work on their marriage".<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/catherine-zeta-jones-michael-douglas-taking-some-time-apart--2013288 |title=Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Douglas 'Taking Some Time Apart'| work= Us Weekly |date=August 28, 2013|access-date=August 28, 2013|first=Allison|last=Takeda}}</ref> It was reported in November, that the couple had reconciled and Zeta-Jones moved back into their New York apartment.<ref>{{cite news|title=Michael Douglas back with Catherine Zeta-Jones|url=http://www.tv3.ie/entertainment_article.php?locID=1.803.810&article=117621| work= TV3.ie| date= November 1, 2013| access-date=November 1, 2013|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102202521/http://www.tv3.ie/entertainment_article.php?locID=1.803.810&article=117621|archive-date=November 2, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>