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<strong>FULL INSIDE STORY:</strong> Oscar winner’s plea to booze-plagued <strong>ELIZABETH VARGAS</strong> sparks discord with estranged wife.
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PRETTY “20/20” co-anchor Elizabeth Vargas shocked America on Nov. 6 when she announced that she was being treated for a booze addiction – and The ENQUIRER can reveal that her onetime beau Michael Douglas was instrumental in her decision to seek help!
The 69-year-old Oscar winner and the ABC news star have remained friendly after a sizzling relationship in the 1990s, and the actor – whose own family has been ravaged by addiction – told Elizabeth that she needed professional help to beat her demons.
But now his act of kindness is threatening to wreck his desperate efforts to reconcile with his estranged wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, say insiders.
“Michael’s bighearted goodwill gesture toward Elizabeth could backfire,” warned a close source.