Michael Douglas' wildest Hollywood confessions: From A-list actress bite to Julia Roberts clash

Michael Douglas is pulling back the curtain on the most explosive moments of his life, both in front of the camera and behind the scenes.

In his memoir, "One Helluva Ride," the actor-producer also opens up about secret affairs, heavy cocaine and alcohol use, a "rehab or divorce" ultimatum from his first wife, Diandra, and the painful family struggles that followed him from childhood into fatherhood.

Douglas details his volatile relationship with his late father, Kirk Douglas, his son Cameron’s addiction and imprisonment, and the stage IV cancer diagnosis that forced him to confront his own mortality.

Here are the top ten bombshells: MICHAEL DOUGLAS CONFIRMS SECRET AFFAIR WITH KATHLEEN TURNER ON 'ROMANCING THE STONE' SET In the book, Douglas recalled that he and the filmmakers were trying to convince Debra Winger to star as Joan Wilder in "Romancing the Stone," but the meeting took an odd turn.

"We took Debra to dinner and, once again, it was an epic meal.

Any time you have dinner with Jack or Danny, it’s a riot. … But the real goal of the dinner was to get Debra on board to make Romancing the Stone, and no matter how hard we tried, she would not give us an answer, one way or the other.

We were stuck in limbo." MICHAEL DOUGLAS ADMITS HE ALMOST LEFT HIS WIFE FOR HIS 'BASIC INSTINCT' CO-STAR AFTER AFFAIR "Stories had filtered back that Debra was delivering an incredible performance in Terms of Endearment, but also that she was difficult during shooting and had huge, blow-out fights with Shirley MacLaine," he wrote.

"We all left the restaurant and were walking down the street when, the way somebody might punch you in the arm as you part company, Debra leaned over and bit me.

I mean, she really bit me.

Jesus, I had a whole set of teeth marks dug into my arm.

We still had no answer from her, but that bite sealed the deal for me.

No, thank you!" MICHAEL DOUGLAS REVEALS HE MADE FIVE PHONE CALLS TO FIVE WOMEN THE DAY HE CHOSE CATHERINE ZETA-JONES Douglas said he later reenacted the moment for Fox executives, telling them, "She bit me.

Hard.

Look at the teeth marks in my arm." Although the studio pushed back because Winger was a major star, Douglas held his ground.