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Michael Douglas: Obviously The Best Liberace

So, Michael Douglas. He was kinda funny in “Romancing the Stone,” we guess. And he had to have had a sense of humor to agree to “The In-Laws” and “Me, You & Dupree” (we can’t even remember what he did in that movie, having successfully erased it from our damaged brains). But there’s really not anything in the man’s filmography to suggest that he’s the perfect man to play the most fabulous piano player of all time, Liberace. Close your eyes and picture Gordon Gekko getting out of a mirrored Rolls. If that’s difficult, we can’t even get to the 200-pound “King Neptune” costume and rhinestone-encrusted Baldwin grand (Liberace Museum, R.I.P.).

But maybe this is all proof of the genius of Steven Soderbergh, who has also cast Matt Damon(!) as the showman’s live-in lover for the HBO film, Behind the Candelabra, according to Deadline. (Surprising casting aside, maybe VH1 deserves some royalties for that name.) We shall see. In the meantime, watch Liberace deliver the best sign off music of all time.

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Hollywood Cradle Robbers: 20 Celebrity Couples With Crazy Age Gaps

Always respect your elders. And if they’re hot, why not date ‘em? That’s what these celebs did! Hollywood has a long and storied of history of the rich and famous dating wayyyy outside of their age range. Even though Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher are (reportedly) on their way to splitsville, there are still plenty of May-December romances to be found around Tinseltown. Join us as we count down the biggest and craziest celebrity couple age gaps in the gallery below!

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Michael Douglas Opens Up About Wife Catherine Zeta-Jones’ Bipolar Illness

Michael Douglas must be having the worst year ever. Not just the worst year of his own life; the worst year that anyone on the planet could possibly have and still leave the house. In Michael Douglas’ Oprah interview today, the Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps star explained how his nightmare of a 2010 might have influenced wife Catherine Zeta-Jones’ bipolar disorder announcement. “My oldest son is in federal prison, my ex-wife is suing me, and I got cancer. It’s kind of hard for the wife to say, ‘I’m depressed,” Douglas says. “It probably played a big part of it.” Yeah, that stack of problems would make anything harder to say. Makes those soaking wet towels left on the bathroom floor look like a Sunday picnic in the park.

Luckily as of now Douglas’ cancer is in remission, Catherine Zeta-Jones returned to work and Cameron Douglas was sentenced to jail time…okay, no good news on that front, but all things considered, the second half of 2011 is shaping up to be better already. “This particular type of cancer has a good record of not coming back. But it can. So for the first year I’ve got to go every month and get checked in every three months,” Douglas explained, before confirming he is cancer-free as of his month. We are really going to have to stop complaining about our lives. Just as soon as we pick up all these towels. Seriously, it seems like there are 30 of them in here.

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Catherine Zeta-Jones Checks Into Mental Health Facility

A representative for Catherine Zeta-Jones has confirmed that the Oscar and Tony-winning actress has checked into a mental health facility for treatment. “After dealing with the stress of the past year, Catherine made the decision to check in to a mental health facility for a brief stay to treat her Bipolar II Disorder. She’s feeling great and looking forward to starting work this week on her two upcoming films.” A source told People, “Catherine has had deal with Michael’s illness and that’s been hard. She went in for a few days because she’s about to start working, and wanted to make sure she’s in top form, which she is.”

The Chicago actress has spoken about her frustration over husband Michael Douglas’ battle with cancer, saying “It makes me furious they didn’t detect it earlier.” After only making three movies since 2005′s The Legend Of Zorro, Zeta-Jones is scheduled to star in Playing The Field with Gerard Butler and Lay The Favorite with Bruce Willis next year.

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Catherine Zeta-Jones Allegedly Punched By Photographer, Yells For Police

Catherine Zeta-Jones‘ trip to London to accept a CBE from Prince Charles Thursday had an unpleasant interruption last night after returning to her hotel from dinner with Michael Douglas. Paparazzi were waiting for the couple, with at least one blocking Jones’ way in. A scuffle followed, with a photographer dashing out as the Oscar-winning actress screamed she had been punched and demanding police attention. Confusion followed, with Douglas stomping back out, grabbing the suspect and screaming “a–hole!” at him. When asked about the melee, Jones’ rep told Entertainment Tonight. “You saw it for yourself. Otherwise, the trip and the ceremony were fabulous and such a joy for everyone.”

See video of the scene after the jump.

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Catherine Zeta-Jones Wears Sexy Suit And Tie To Dinner With Michael Douglas

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With Michael Douglas saying he’s “beat” cancer, the actor and wife Catherine Zeta-Jones certainly have reason to celebrate—in style. “She had a good cry when she heard [the tumor was gone],” Douglas told People. “I can’t tell you I was jumping up and clicking my heels. For me, it will probably be two or three months before it will really sink in and feel good.” Sooner if Catherine can help it—check out the sexily disheveled formal wear she wore to dinner with Douglas in Manhattan last night. Dude’s definitely got something to live for.

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Michael Douglas Says He’s Got Cancer “Beat”

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Beastie Boy Adam Yauch may be backing off claims he’s “cancer-free” (sadly), but one recently ailing celebrity is willing to make so bold a statement. In an interview with Matt Lauer airing on Today tomorrow, Michael Douglas says he thinks he’s beaten the throat cancer doctors detected earlier this year. “The odds are, with the tumor gone and what I know about this particular type of cancer, that I’ve got it beat.”

“I’m 66 now. You know, I’m fortunate I’ve got a mother who’s 88. She’ll kill me. She may be 87. My father’s 94. So, you know, I feel good about those genes,” laughs Douglas. “But it’s definitely a third act. And so you’re a little more conscious of your time in how you choose to spend it.” The news caps an intense year for Douglas, with his son Cameron getting five years for drug dealing in April.

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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Gordon Gekko was originally meant to be a villain. But when he told an audience in 1987′s Wall Street that “Greed is good,” a generation of aspiring hedge fund operators took his words to heart. In this long-awaited sequel, it turns out that writer-director Oliver Stone has finally fallen for the old reprobate himself. Gekko, played by Michael Douglas, emerges from jail a changed man—his greasy locks replaced by a more granola-like mane. One person who isn’t buying the reformed act is daughter Carey Mulligan, who blames dad for her drug addict brother’s death. Her boyfriend Shia LaBoeuf, however, starts getting hints from Gekko on how to bring down the evil financier who destroyed his mentor. Does a humbled trader, though, ever really change his suspenders? There’s lots of tut-tutting over the causes and fall-out of our current financial crisis, but Stone’s film is essentially a bull-market melodrama. That means good-looking folks—Josh Brolin and Susan Sarandon are in there as well—getting emotional in big, expensive-looking rooms—no more so than when Douglas delivers a speech that has eerie parallels with the actor’s real-life relationship to his late son. Like the original film, this second trip down Wall Street is a guilty pleasure with just a little moral chastisement.

Extras: Stone provides his usual erudite commentary and there are interviews with director and cast.

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Wall Street 2: This Premiere Never Sleeps

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We haven’t seen Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps, but we’re fans of the first film and have a lot of theories about how this new film is going to go down. First of all, if Shia LaBeouf doesn’t go on some mission to find his predecessor, Charlie Sheen (and inevitably finds him living in a cabin in the woods seeking redemption for his formerly greedy ways), that will have been a wasted opportunity. And if there’s not some kind of nod to Michael Douglas‘ prototype of those newfangled cellular telephones that were as big as a tissue box, we’ll be disappointed. Other than that, bring it on, sequel!

The premiere of the film took place in New York last night, and all the stars were out in full force – it was a mix of the old guard and the new. LaBeouf and girlfriend/co-star Carey Mulligan looked amazing, as did Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones. And director Oliver Stone took time out from growing and combing his mustache to attend so that was nice. Of course, it wouldn’t be a party unless Courtney Love showed up and made everyone nervous so there was that, too. Check out all the shots from the red carpet below.

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Catherine Zeta-Jones Angry About Michael Douglas’ Cancer Ordeal

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Michael Douglas getting cancer came as a nasty surprise for everyone. Most of all to his wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones, who has a bone to pick with his doctors. She revealed, “It makes me furious they didn’t detect it earlier. He sought every option and nothing was found.”

Apparently, Douglas had been steadily complaining about pain in his ear and throat. Catherine is incredibly surprised none of the doctors found anything then, because it was only three weeks later that a walnut-sized tumor was found under his tongue. And they were ready for the bad news, it seems. “It wasn’t a huge shock,” she added. “I knew something was up. He knew something was up.”

Douglas’ cancer is at stage four and has spread to his neck and parts of his head but he still has an incredibly positive attitude, telling David Letterman, “I’m treating this as a curable disease. It’s a fight. I’ll beat this.”

Zeta-Jones has understandably taken the news hard, telling People, “The hardest part is seeing his fatigue, because Michael is never tired.” Our prayers are with both of them, and as Zeta-Jones also added, “if there’s anything Michael has, it’s strength.” Amen to that.

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