Michael Douglas Says Jack Nicholson Is Well and Still in Touch

Michael Douglas says he still sees Jack Nicholson and considers the actor well, despite Nicholson’s withdrawal from public life and absence from film work. Douglas shared the update while discussing his memoir, One Helluva Ride, at an event in Swansea, Wales. “I would have liked to have acted with Jack,” Douglas said, according to accounts of the event. He said Nicholson was no longer working and had “disappeared,” then added that he still sees him and that Nicholson is fine. Douglas also described him as spending time near his home and walking around in slippers, saying Nicholson deserved his privacy and that he understood his choice. The remarks are Douglas’s personal account of his friend’s wellbeing and daily life. They do not independently establish Nicholson’s health or explain why he has stepped away from public appearances. The two actors have not appeared together on screen, but Douglas produced One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the 1975 film starring Nicholson. Nicholson has not appeared in a film since How Do You Know, released in 2010. He has not formally announced his retirement, according to reports about his absence from film work. His limited public presence has...