Michael Douglas says longtime friend Jack Nicholson is doing well but is rarely seen, telling reporters that Nicholson is “up there by his house” and “walking around in his slippers.” Douglas characterizes Nicholson as being in good health, while suggesting the actor stays out of public sight.
The comments also touch on Nicholson’s long absence from feature acting. Douglas provides a “rare update,” describing how he continues to keep in contact and offering details about Nicholson’s current routine away from Hollywood. Coverage frames the remarks as relevant because Nicholson has spent more than a decade out of major film roles.
Outlets differ in emphasis: some focus on Nicholson’s day-to-day condition and whereabouts, while others foreground the connection between Douglas and Nicholson and the production link to the 1975 Oscar-winning film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” A few also frame the update in the context of whether Nicholson could return to acting, based on Douglas’s discussion of his retirement.
