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Michael Douglas Coping with Son's Arrest | Cameron Douglas, Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas Coping with Son's Arrest

Originally posted 09/10/2009 02:00PM

It's a parent's worst nightmare. Michael Douglas's son Cameron faces a potential life sentence for alleged drug dealing.

"I'm holding up fine," the actor PEOPLE at the New York City premiere of his new film, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt. "It's a very difficult situation and painful, as I'm sure any mother or father of a substance abuser knows. So we're doing the best we can."

Cameron, 30, was arrested July 28 and charged with dealing methamphetamine, also known as crystal meth. He was released on bail and confined to a New York apartment, but a judge later sent him to the Metropolitan Correctional Center after authorities discovered that his girlfriend, Kelly Sott, attempted to smuggle him heroin hidden inside an electric toothbrush.

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Michael Douglas's Family Devastated by Son's Behavior

Michael Douglas's Family Devastated by Son's Behavior

Originally posted 08/12/2009 03:55PM

With Cameron Douglas now behind bars facing drug trafficking charges, his parents Michael Douglas and Diandra Douglas addressed their son's arrest for the first time.

"We are devastated about the recent behavior of our son Cameron. Any family who has dealt with substance abuse knows how difficult it can be," says the statement released Wednesday by the actor's spokesperson.

Cameron is being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City after he violated the terms of his home detention by allegedly asking his girlfriend to bring him an electric toothbrush with heroin stashed in it, a corrections center spokesperson tells PEOPLE.

Douglas, 30, had been released on bail and confined to a Manhattan apartment after his arrest on charges of distributing methamphetamine, also known as crystal meth.

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Cameron Douglas's Girlfriend Arrested for Drugs

UpdatePosted 08/11/2009 07:20PM

Cameron Douglas's Girlfriend Arrested for Drugs

Originally posted 08/11/2009 07:20PM

The girlfriend of actor Cameron Douglas was arrested Monday for allegedly trying to smuggle heroin to him in an electric toothbrush, court papers show.

Kelly Sott was busted after passing the toothbrush to Douglas while he was under home detention following a court hearing on his drug charges. She was arrested at the Hotel Gansevoort in Manhattan where she was staying.

Douglas, 30, the son of actor Michael Douglas, was arrested at the same hotel last week and faces a methamphetamine-dealing charge.

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INSIDE STORY: The Drug Case Against Michael Douglas's Son

INSIDE STORY: The Drug Case Against Michael Douglas's Son

Originally posted 08/09/2009 08:50AM

Cameron Douglas was careful to use aliases, code words, rented mailboxes and disposable phones, but in the end the son of Oscar winner Michael Douglas was done in by former friends and associates to help save their own skin.

A 10-page complaint written and filed by the New York State Drug Enforcement Agency was unsealed against Douglas – who was arrested earlier this week on methamphetamine charges – and painted a portrait of the 31-year-old as a drug dealer who over the last three years sold a huge amount of crystal meth, often out of posh hotels in New York and Los Angeles using FedEx to move money and drugs across the country.

Douglas, a sometimes actor and producer who worked as a deejay in clubs in New York and L.A., would use his one-time assistant to make introductions to potential buyers of large amounts of methamphetamine, the complaint said.

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Michael Douglas's Son Arrested on Drug Charge

Michael Douglas's Son Arrested on Drug Charge

Originally posted 08/04/2009 07:30AM

Michael Douglas's son Cameron Douglas has been arrested in New York on a drug charge, according to reports.

Douglas, 30, was arrested at the Hotel Gansevoort in Manhattan and faces a methamphetamine-dealing charge, according to the Associated Press.

Michael Douglas was out of the country and unavailable for comment. His longtime rep declined to comment to PEOPLE.

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