Michael Douglas Addresses a Brief Split From Catherine Zeta-Jones

A rare comment

Michael Douglas has commented on a brief separation from Catherine Zeta-Jones, Page Six reported Monday. The split came more than a decade into the marriage. The couple later reconciled.

The remarks arrive ahead of Douglas's memoir, which is published Tuesday.

Why it is surfacing now

Douglas has rarely discussed the separation in public. A book tour is the usual reason an old private episode becomes a Monday story.

Zeta-Jones has not issued a matching comment in the reports published so far. The account on the table is his.