# Cher Hits Michael Douglas With Kindness After Actor’s ‘Moonstruck’ Oscar Diss

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/cher-hits-michael-douglas-with-kindness-after-actors-moonstruck-oscar-diss/
- Published: 2026-11-04T17:34:57+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T06:36:32+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/cher-response-michael-douglas-moonstruck-oscar-diss-1236373958/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Cher’s representative says she adores Michael Douglas.
- Douglas said Glenn Close deserved the 1988 Oscar.
- Close is due to receive an honorary Academy Award.

## Summary

Cher’s representative responded warmly after Michael Douglas questioned her 1988 best actress Oscar win for *Moonstruck*, saying Cher “adores Michael Douglas”. The exchange followed Douglas’s public view that Glenn Close should have won instead, drawing a playful rebuke from Close.

Douglas made the comments on *The Graham Norton Show* on 30 October, recalling that Close was nominated for *Fatal Attraction* and that Cher won that year. Close, who has received eight Oscar nominations without a competitive win, is due to receive an Academy Honorary Award on 15 November. Cher also won a Golden Globe for *Moonstruck* and had an Oscar supporting-actress nomination for *Silkwood*.

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