MICHAEL DOUGLAS - DOUGLAS AVOIDS SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN BAHAMAS

DOUGLAS AVOIDS SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN BAHAMAS

Actor MICHAEL DOUGLAS narrowly avoided a frightening fall while attempting to christen a new art museum in Bermuda. The WALL STREET star briefly lost his footing while standing in a cherry-picker basket 25 feet (7.6 metres) in the air during a traditional "roof-wetting" ceremony on Monday (27NOV06). Douglas, a benefactor of the Masterworks Museum Of Bermuda Art, was pouring rum on the roof during a traditional christening ceremony. The 62-year-old star managed to steady himself after losing his balance and downplayed the incident to The Royal Gazette newspaper saying, "I had a good laugh and stumbled. I had a little moment." The $9 million (GBP4.6 million) museum is scheduled to open next year (07) and will house works depicting the island by WINSLOW HOMER and GEORGIA O'KEEFFE. Douglas, who owns a home in the British Atlantic territory with his actress wife CATHERINE ZETA-JONES, adds, "It will be a wonderful asset for the island."