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

Last week, the 82-year-old acting legend took a swipe at Cher's Best Actress win over his Fatal Attraction castmate Glenn Close.

Cher, the 82-year-old acting legend, did not appear to be bothered by Michael Douglas' recent criticism of her 1988 Academy Award win. During an appearance on The Graham Norton Show, Douglas questioned whether Cher deserved the best actress Oscar for her role in the 1987 rom-com Moonstruck. However, Cher's representative responded to the diss in an email to Entertainment Weekly, stating that Cher adores Michael Douglas.

The polite response came just weeks before Glenn Close, Douglas' co-star from Fatal Attraction, was set to receive an Academy Honorary Award on Nov. 15 after eight Oscar nominations and no wins to date. Close herself had received four Oscar nominations for her role in the erotic thriller. Douglas acknowledged that Close had been nominated three years in a row for her work in other films before Fatal Attraction.

Cher, who won the Oscar in 1988, was also nominated for best actress in a supporting role for the 1983 film Silkwood and received Golden Globe best actress wins for Moonstruck and Silkwood.

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