Cher has responded with grace to Michael Douglas's recent assertion that Glenn Close should have received the Best Actress Oscar in 1988 for her role in "Fatal Attraction" instead of Cher, who won for "Moonstruck."
A representative for Cher told Page Six that the singer and actress "adores Michael Douglas." Douglas made the comment last week on The Graham Norton Show, where he stated Close's performance in "Fatal Attraction" was one of "the greatest performances of all time."
Douglas, who won the Best Actor Oscar in 1988 for "Wall Street," acknowledged the "shade" of his remark, joking, "That's what we all said." Naomi Ackie, also a guest on the show, egged on the sentiment, while Graham Norton quipped that Cher "put some grey in her hair" for her role, implying a transformation that may have swayed voters.
Cher's 1988 Best Actress win also saw her compete against Holly Hunter for "Broadcast News," Sally Kirkland for "Anna," and Meryl Streep for "Ironweed." In "Moonstruck," Cher played Loretta Castorini, a widow who falls for her fiancé's younger brother, portrayed by Nicolas Cage. Danny Aiello played her fiancé.
This is not Cher's only Oscar nomination; she previously received a Best Supporting Actress nod in 1983 for "Silkwood," though Jessica Lange took home the award for "Tootsie."
In related news, Douglas recently cautioned against romantic entanglements with co-stars, recalling an affair with Kathleen Turner during the filming of "Romancing the Stone" in his memoir "One Helluva Ride." He admitted that he and Turner, who both had other partners at the time, were swept up in "lust" on set.