Michael Douglas’ troubled son thanks family for “never giving up” on him
Michael Douglas' troubled son Cameron has publicly thanked his family for getting him through his "darkest days" after spending seven years in prison for drug offences.
The only child of the Fatal Attraction star and his former wife Diandra was released from prison in August 2016 but has just recently given his first interview.
Talking to the Mail Online, Cameron credited his father and step-mother, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, for "never giving up" on him – even when he was caught selling prescription drugs to fellow inmates.
“My family never gave up on me, not for one second,” he said, particularly crediting Catherine in for her perseverance.
"She never gives up on anything and she didn’t quit on me. The love of my family got me through my darkest days."
The 39-year-old also revealed his grandfather – Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas – sent him "two letters a month" when the 101-year-old became too frail to visit him in prison.
"I lived a nightmare for seven years but the love of my family never wavered," he said.
Cameron is famously the “black sheep” of his family, having had numerous stints in rehab before ending up behind bards in 2010.
However, since his release from prison he is determined to turn his life around. He became a father to a daughter Lua Izzy with his Brazilian girlfriend Viviane Thibes who has been with him throughout all his trials.
"I finally have my priorities in the right order," Cameron said. "I want to make my family proud.”