Michael Douglas is in a “precarious” state of health and is “suffering.”
That’s what director Oliver Stone told reporters in Berlin on Tuesday, RadarOnline.com learned.
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Douglas, 66, has been bravely battling throat cancer but Stone’s remarks gave a little more insight into how difficult that battle is.
The director said that the legendary actor was supposed to join him in Europe to promote the movie Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
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Douglas has been seen taking his daughter to school and did attend his movie’s premiere in New York several weeks ago.
Despite Stone’s remarks, Michael’s wife Catherina Zeta-Jones recently said that her husband is doing “very well” and finishing his treatment. His publicist said Douglas will need a six-week recovery period after finishing his treatment.
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His treatment was scheduled to last eight weeks, according to Access Hollywood, which quoted his publicist Alan Burry saying the actor expects to make a full recovery.
Douglas previously told David Letterman that he has an 80 percent chance of survival.
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