{
  "id": 18198812,
  "title": "Cher reacts to Michael Douglas shading her 1988 Oscar win",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/cher-reacts-to-michael-douglas-shading-her-1988-oscar-win",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-04T23:01:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1576859/cher-reacts-to-michael-douglas-shading-her-1988-oscar-win/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Michael Douglas recently suggested on The Graham Norton Show that Glenn Close should have won the Best Actress Oscar in 1988 instead of Cher. While appearing on the October 30 program alongside Close, Douglas questioned Cher's fitness for the prize for her role in Moonstruck, noting that Close should have won for her performance in Fatal Attraction. Billboard reports that Douglas, who won Best Actor that same year for Wall Street, made the remark just weeks before Close is scheduled to receive an Academy Honorary Award.\n\nA representative for Cher responded to the comments via email to Entertainment Weekly, stating that \"Cher adores Michael Douglas.\" According to the Daily Times, the star herself did not provide a direct comment.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "Cher Hits Michael Douglas With Kindness After Actor’s ‘Moonstruck’ Oscar Diss",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/cher-hits-michael-douglas-with-kindness-after-actors-moonstruck-oscar",
        "published": "2026-11-04T17:34:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}