Michael Douglas has been accused of sexual harassment by a former employee, days after preemptively denying it

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January 19, 2018 6:16 PM

Michael Douglas was accused of sexual harassment by the writer Susan Braudy on Friday, ten days after preemptively denying the allegations in an interview.

Michael Douglas was accused of sexual harassment by the writer Susan Braudy in interviews with The Hollywood Reporter and "Today" on Friday.
Braudy alleged that, during her employment under Douglas in the 1980s, the actor subjected her to profane comments and masturbated in front of her.
Douglas preemptively denied the allegations in a Deadline article on January 9.
He called the allegations "an unfortunate and complete fabrication" to THR.

Actor Michael Douglas was accused of sexual harassment by the writer Susan Braudy in interviews with The Hollywood Reporter and "Today" on Friday, ten days after Douglas preemptively denied the allegations in a Deadline article.

Braudy alleged that, during her employment under Douglas in the 1980s, the actor

Braudy backed up her story to THR with notes and files she kept during her employment under Douglas, and with the testimony of three people she had told of her experiences.

A representative for Douglas sent Business Insider the actor's full statement in response to THR's article. Find the statement below:

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