Michael Douglas' Ex Diandra Breaks Silence: 'I Am Not A Greedy Person By Nature'
Posted on Mar 17, 2011 @ 11:34AM
Michael Douglas' ex-wife Diandra, who's been lambasted in the media after suing her ex for half of his Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps salary, breaks her silence in April's Harper’s Bazaar, telling the magazine she's "not greedy a person" and admits the bad publicity in wake of his battle with throat cancer has been a bitter pill to swallow.
“I am not a greedy person by nature,” Diandra, who sued her Oscar winning ex for half of his earnings in last year's sequel, based on the fact they were married when he signed onto the original one. “I ask myself every night if I should walk away.”
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Diandra received about $45 million when the couple divorced in 2000 after 23 years together. She told the magazine that she decided to sue Michael prior to discovering he was in a fight for his life against stage IV throat cancer.
"Michael didn't know he was ill, I didn't know he was ill, and the gods didn't know he was ill," she said. "I am not into going after sick people for things that don't belong to me."
Diandra said she "didn’t think [the lawsuit] would turn into this huge media circus.
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"That was not my intent," she said, adding the bad press she's received is "hurtful.
"I’m not made of cement," she said. "I’m a human being.”
Diandra also said she's “really happy" her ex is "madly in love and has two lovely children” with his current wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones.
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Douglas said in January the tumor in his throat is gone, thanks to an aggressive eight-week regimen of radiation and chemotherapy.
"The odds are with the tumor gone, and what I know about this particular type of cancer, I've got it beat," the Wall Street star told Matt Lauer.
The issue hits newsstands March 29. Go to http://www.harpersbazaar.com/diandradouglas for the full story.
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Jan 17, 2011 @ 05:40
Jan 11, 2011 @ 06:00
If their divorce agreement failed to exclude these earns in their settlement, why blame her for asking for a legally entitled percentage? Just say'in.
Posted Fri, 03/18/2011 - 5:58pm
Get a Job!
Posted Fri, 03/18/2011 - 3:07pm
OMG, another Gold Digger trying to Justify her feminist views of entitlement. Go fly a kite!!! The laws that enable her to capitalize financially years after a divorce are beyond me. I hate feminists!!!
Posted Thu, 03/17/2011 - 10:05pm
He was smart to get rid of this one. She's entitled to nothing and the courts will kick her azz to the curb.
Posted Thu, 03/17/2011 - 6:08pm
Why doesn't this lady and her dope fiend son go away. Poor Michael has had to deal with this drama queen long enough. This skank needs to be a mother to her son who is in prison instead of running her mouth.
Posted Thu, 03/17/2011 - 3:42pm
Lets see, you got $45 million in 2000 and now want more.
I'd say that makes you a very greedy person by nature.
Michael moved on with his life, time you do the same!
Posted Thu, 03/17/2011 - 3:17pm
she's a crazy, vindictive ex... Case closed. What, she couldn't survive on $45 million? And how pathetic that she still uses his last name. If you can't survive on $45 million, you have to be a complete moron.
Posted Thu, 03/17/2011 - 3:05pm
Marriages break down. It's life. Playing the blame game is pointless. If she's entitled an appointed judge in a court of law will say so. I dont know her so Im not going to judge.
Posted Thu, 03/17/2011 - 2:12pm
After spending 23 years as this man's wife, to whom he made a martial commitment, you are most certainly entitled to your share of the $$. Don't beat yourself up and give a fair share to charity.
Posted Thu, 03/17/2011 - 1:35pm