Michael Douglas is one happy man even though his son, Cameron, is behind bars! No, it is not any form of sadistic pleasure that the actor is indulging in, rather, he thinks that life in prison is better than no life at all. The Fatal Attraction star believes that the jail stint has indeed saved his son from death and had he not been sentenced for a five-year term, Cameron would have died of drug overdose.
The Oscar winning star’s son was detained last year on charges of possessing drugs while on ski chalet holidays. The Police had even raided his New York hotel room following the charge. Cameron pleaded guilty to the charges slapped on him under methamphetamine possession and the intention to carry out controlled distribution. He was later handed a five-year sentence and he is currently behind bars.
Michael’s co-star in his upcoming movie, Shia LaBeouf, also feels that the ‘personal crisis’ which Michael is suffering is evident and has taken a toll on the star. From being the empowered celebrity, he has become the broken man and the father who must face his son’s reality.
Son of the legendary Kirk Douglas, Michael feels that the preserving the generations’ worth of stardom and putting his career cost him his son. The actor was reported to admit that his career was a priority to him due to which his role as a father in real life took a backseat. The star also revealed his inner most feelings and said that this was one of the “worst case scenarios” and will be a “painful lesson” in due course.
However, the one positive thing which has emerged out of this case is that Michael is sure that his son’s life has been saved. He feels that though Cameron is behind bars, his life is under no threat from substance abuse or from other people. The actor is grateful that the jail term is keeping his son sober. Here’s hoping all turns out to be good for the father and son duo.